polyphone

Noun

A letter or character that has multiple phonetic values.

ریشه

From Greek 'polys' meaning 'many' and 'phone' meaning 'sound'.

مثال

• The letter 'c' is a polyphone as it can represent different sounds.
• In English, the letter 'a' is a polyphone with various pronunciations.
• The polyphone 'x' can be pronounced differently in different languages.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Phonetic polyphone Multiple pronunciations Language-specific polyphones