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allophone meaning in Tamil

மாற்றொலி

UK/ˈaləˌfəʊn//ˈæləˌfoʊn/

allophone in Tamil: மாற்றொலி, வகையொலி. In English, allophone means any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.

Tamil words for allophone

மாற்றொலி, வகையொலி

English meaning of allophone

  1. noun Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
  2. noun A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
  3. noun A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language.
  4. adjective Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.

Full definition of allophone

allophone in a sentence

  • In some languages, [ʋ] is an allophone of /v/.

allophone in other languages

Questions about allophone in Tamil

What is the meaning of allophone in Tamil?
Allophone in Tamil is மாற்றொலி, வகையொலி.
allophone என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Allophone: மாற்றொலி, வகையொலி.
What does allophone mean in English?
Allophone means any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: allophone (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: allophone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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