polyphone
معنی فارسی
حرف بسيار صدا نشان چندين صدا
معنی کامل و مثالها
/päl´i fōn´/n.
● (آوا شناسی) چند آوا، چند صدا
ریشه و کاربرد
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
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a letter that has two or more pronunciations “c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell”