monophthong meaning in Tamil
ஓருயிர்
UK/ˈmɒnəfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈmɑnəfˌθɔŋ/
monophthong in Tamil: ஓருயிர். 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").
Tamil words for monophthong
- ஓருயிர்
English meaning of monophthong
- 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").
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Questions about monophthong in Tamil
- What is the meaning of monophthong in Tamil?
- Monophthong in Tamil is ஓருயிர்.
- monophthong என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Monophthong: ஓருயிர்.
- 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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: monophthong (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: monophthong (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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