long vowel meaning in Odia
ଦୀର୍ଘ dirgha
long vowel in Odia: ଦୀର୍ଘ (dirgha). In English, long vowel means a vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.
Odia words for long vowel
- long vowel
- ଦୀର୍ଘ dirgha
English meaning of long vowel
- noun A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.
- noun Any of the vowels or diphthongs resulting from the Great Vowel Shift's effect on Middle English's original long vowels, and best exhibited in the names of the vowel letters A, E, I, O, U. In American lexicography their pronunciation is indicated by a macron, as, ē.
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Questions about long vowel in Odia
- What is the meaning of long vowel in Odia?
- Long vowel in Odia is ଦୀର୍ଘ (dirgha).
- long vowel ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
- Long vowel: ଦୀର୍ଘ (dirgha).
- What does long vowel mean in English?
- Long vowel means a vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.
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Odia words from Wiktionary's Odia entries whose English meaning is “long vowel”: ଦୀର୍ଘ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: long vowel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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