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monophthong in Persian

واکهٔ ساده vâke-ye sâde

UK/ˈmɒnəfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈmɑnəfˌθɔŋ/

monophthong in Persian: واکهٔ ساده (vâke-ye sâde). In English, monophthong means a vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").

Persian words for monophthong

vowel that has same sound throughout its pronunciation
واکهٔ ساده vâke-ye sâde

English meaning of monophthong

  1. noun A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").

Full definition of monophthong

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Questions about monophthong in Persian

What is the meaning of monophthong in Persian?
Monophthong in Persian is واکهٔ ساده (vâke-ye sâde).
معنی monophthong چیست؟
Monophthong: واکهٔ ساده (vâke-ye sâde).
What does monophthong mean in English?
Monophthong means a vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").

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