triphthong in Tagalog
katluang-patinig
/ˈtɹɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/US/ˈtɹɪfˌθɔŋ/
triphthong in Tagalog: katluang-patinig. In English, triphthong means a monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.
Tagalog words for triphthong
- monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another
- katluang-patinig
English meaning of triphthong
- noun A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.
- noun A disyllabic sequence of a vowel, a semivowel, and a vowel.
triphthong in other languages
Questions about triphthong in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of triphthong in Tagalog?
- Triphthong in Tagalog is katluang-patinig.
- Ano ang triphthong sa Tagalog?
- Triphthong: katluang-patinig.
- What does triphthong mean in English?
- Triphthong means a monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: triphthong (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 Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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