English-Thai Dictionary
diphthong
N การ ออกเสียง สระ ควบ การ ออกเสียง อักษร ควร triphthong voice kan-ook-siang-sa-ra-kuab
diphthong
N อักษรควบ สระ ควบ ak-son-kube
diphthongization
N การ เป็น เสียง สระ ควบกัน
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DIPHTHONGAL
a.Belonging to a diphthong; consisting of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DIPHTHONG
Diph "thong (; 115, 277 ), n. Etym: [L. diphthongus, Gr. diphthongue.](Orthoëpy ) (a ) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong. (b ) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
DIPHTHONG
DIPHTHONG Diph "thong, v. t.
Defn: To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.]
DIPHTHONGAL
DIPHTHONGAL Diph *thon "gal, a.
Defn: Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a diphthong. -- Diph *thon "gal *ly, adv.
DIPHTHONGALIZE
DIPHTHONGALIZE Diph *thon "gal *ize, v. t.
Defn: To make into a diphthong; to pronounce as a diphthong.
DIPHTHONGATION
DIPHTHONGATION Diph `thon *ga "tion, n.
Defn: See Diphthongization.
DIPHTHONGIC
DIPHTHONGIC Diph *thong "ic, a.
Defn: Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal. H. Sweet.
DIPHTHONGIZATION
DIPHTHONGIZATION Diph `thong *i *za "tion, n.
Defn: The act of changing into a diphthong. H. Sweet.
DIPHTHONGIZE
DIPHTHONGIZE Diph "thong *ize, v. t. & i.
Defn: To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel. "The diphthongized long vowels." H. Sweet.
New American Oxford Dictionary
diphthong
diph thong |ˈdifˌTHäNG, ˈdip-, -ˌTHôNG ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ | ▶noun a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side ). Often contrasted with monophthong, triphthong. • a digraph representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel (as in feat ). • a compound vowel character; a ligature (such as æ ). DERIVATIVES diph thon gal |difˈTHäNGgəl, dip-, -ˈTHôNG - |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from French diphtongue, via late Latin from Greek diphthongos, from di- ‘twice ’ + phthongos ‘voice, sound. ’
diphthongize
diph thong ize |ˈdifTHäNGˌgīz, dip-, -THôNG -ˈdɪpθɔŋ (ɡ )ˌaɪz ˈdɪfθɔŋ (ɡ )ˌaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] change (a vowel ) into a diphthong. DERIVATIVES diph thong i za tion |ˌdifTHäNGgəˈzāSHən, ˌdip-, -THôNG - |noun
Oxford Dictionary
diphthong
diphthong |ˈdɪfθɒŋ, ˈdɪp -| ▶noun a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another (as in coin, loud, and side ). Often contrasted with monophthong, triphthong. • a digraph representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel (as in feat ). • a compound vowel character; a ligature (such as æ ). DERIVATIVES diphthongal |-ˈθɒŋg (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from French diphtongue, via late Latin from Greek diphthongos, from di- ‘twice ’ + phthongos ‘voice, sound ’. usage: For a discussion of the pronunciation of diphthong, see usage at diphtheria .
diphthongize
diphthongize |ˈdɪfθɒŋʌɪz, ˈdɪp - |(also diphthongise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] change (a vowel ) into a diphthong. DERIVATIVES diphthongization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
Duden Dictionary
Diphthong
Di ph thong , Diph thong Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Diphth o ng |lateinisch diphthongus < griechisch díphthoggos, eigentlich = zweifach tönend, zu: dís (di- ) = zweimal und phthóggos = Ton, Laut aus zwei Vokalen gebildeter Laut; Doppellaut, Doppelvokal ei, au, eu sind Diphthonge
Diphthongie
Di ph thon gie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Diphthong ie |die Diphthongie; Genitiv: der Diphthongie, Plural: die Diphthongien griechisch-neulateinisch gleichzeitige Bildung von zwei verschiedenen Tönen bei Stimmbanderkrankungen
diphthongieren
di ph thon gie ren , diph thon gie ren schwaches Verb Sprachwissenschaft |diphthong ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a einen Monophthong zu einem Diphthong weiterentwickeln das Neuhochdeutsche hat das mittelhochdeutsche lange »i « zu »ei « diphthongiert b (von einem Einzelvokal ) zu einem Diphthong werden das »i « diphthongiert zu »ei «
Diphthongierung
Di ph thon gie rung , Diph thon gie rung Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |Diphthong ie rung |das Diphthongieren; das Diphthongiertwerden
diphthongisch
di ph thon gisch, diph thon gisch Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |diphth o ngisch |a einen Diphthong enthaltend b als Diphthong gesprochen
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
diphthong
diph thong /dɪ́fθɔːŋ |-θɔŋ /名詞 C 1 〘音声 〙二重母音 〘/aɪ, aʊ, eɪ, oʊ /など 〙.2 2字1音, 二重字 (digraph ) 〘2字で1音を表すck, ph, ieなど 〙.3 〘印 〙合字, 抱き字 (ligature ) 〘Æ, æなど 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary