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semivowel

N เสียง กึ่ง สระ  เสียง กึ่ง สระ และ พยัญชนะ  siang-kuang-sa-ra

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SEMIVOWEL

SEMIVOWEL Sem "i *vow `el, n. (Phon. )(a ) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y. (b ) The sign or letter representing such a sound.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

semivowel

sem i vow el |ˈsemēˌvouəl, ˈsemˌī -ˈˌsɛmiˈvaʊ (ə )l | noun a speech sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, e.g., w or y. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from semi- + vowel, on the pattern of Latin semivocalis.

 

Oxford Dictionary

semivowel

semi |vowel |ˈsɛmɪvaʊ (ə )l | noun a speech sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, e.g. w or y. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from semi- + vowel, on the pattern of Latin semivocalis.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

semivowel

s mi v wel 名詞 C 半母音 (字 ) 〘w, yなど 〙.