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diphthong meaning in Malayalam

സംയുക്ത സ്വരം saṁyukta svaraṁ

UK/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/

diphthong in Malayalam: സംയുക്ത സ്വരം (saṁyukta svaraṁ). In English, diphthong means a complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

Malayalam words for diphthong

complex vowel sound
സംയുക്ത സ്വരം saṁyukta svaraṁ

English meaning of diphthong

  1. noun A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
  2. noun A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
  3. noun A vowel digraph or ligature.

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Questions about diphthong in Malayalam

What is the meaning of diphthong in Malayalam?
Diphthong in Malayalam is സംയുക്ത സ്വരം (saṁyukta svaraṁ).
diphthong എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Diphthong: സംയുക്ത സ്വരം (saṁyukta svaraṁ).
What does diphthong mean in English?
Diphthong means a complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: diphthong (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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