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diphthong meaning in Tamil

புணரொலி இணையுயிர்

UK/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/

diphthong in Tamil: புணரொலி இணையுயிர், ஈருயிர், சந்தியக்கரம். 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.

Tamil words for diphthong

புணரொலி இணையுயிர், ஈருயிர், சந்தியக்கரம்

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of diphthong in Tamil?
Diphthong in Tamil is புணரொலி இணையுயிர், ஈருயிர், சந்தியக்கரம்.
diphthong என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Diphthong: புணரொலி இணையுயிர், ஈருயிர், சந்தியக்கரம்.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: diphthong (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: diphthong (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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