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diphthong nghĩa là gì?

nguyên âm đôi

UK/ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)//ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/

diphthong in Vietnamese: nguyên âm đôi, nhị trùng âm. 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.

Vietnamese words for diphthong

complex vowel sound
nguyên âm đôi, nhị trùng âm

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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Synonyms of diphthong

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Questions about diphthong in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of diphthong in Vietnamese?
Diphthong in Vietnamese is nguyên âm đôi, nhị trùng âm.
diphthong nghĩa là gì?
Diphthong: nguyên âm đôi, nhị trùng âm.
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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Adapted from Wiktionary: diphthong (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 Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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