Semivowel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌɛmɪvˈaʊəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɛmɪvˈaʊəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɛmɪvˈaʊəl/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌɛmɪvˈaʊəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Halbvokal

ein vokalartiger Laut, der als Konsonant dient

🇫🇷French

semi-voyelle

un son semblable à une voyelle qui sert de consonne

🇪🇸Spanish

semivocal

un sonido parecido a una vocal que sirve como consonante

🇮🇹Italian

semivocale

un suono simile a una vocale che funge da consonante

🇳🇱Dutch

halfklinker

een klinkerachtig geluid dat als medeklinker dient

🇵🇹Portuguese

semivogal

um som semelhante a uma vogal que serve como consoante

🇷🇺Russian

полугласный

гласный звук, выполняющий роль согласной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अर्धस्वर

एक स्वर-जैसी ध्वनि जो व्यंजन के रूप में कार्य करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্ধস্বর

একটি স্বরবর্ণ শব্দ যা একটি ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ হিসেবে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அரை உயிர்

மெய்யாக செயல்படும் உயிர் போன்ற ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్ధ అచ్చు

హల్లులా పనిచేసే అచ్చులాంటి ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

अर्ध स्वर

स्वरसारखा आवाज जो व्यंजन म्हणून काम करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્ધસ્વર

સ્વર જેવો અવાજ જે વ્યંજન તરીકે કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಧಸ್ವರ

ವ್ಯಂಜನವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಸ್ವರ ತರಹದ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അർദ്ധസ്വരാക്ഷരം

വ്യഞ്ജനാക്ഷരമായി വർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സ്വരാക്ഷര ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਰਧ-ਸਵਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਵਰ ਵਰਗੀ ਧੁਨੀ ਜੋ ਵਿਅੰਜਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیم سر

ایک سر کی طرح کی آواز جو ایک حرف کے طور پر کام کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

半元音

充当辅音的类似元音的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

半母音

子音として機能する母音のような音

🇰🇷Korean

반모음

자음 역할을 하는 모음 같은 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bán nguyên âm

một âm thanh giống như nguyên âm đóng vai trò là phụ âm

🇹🇭Thai

สระครึ่งสระ

เสียงสระที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นพยัญชนะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

huruf semivokal

bunyi seperti vokal yang berfungsi sebagai konsonan

🇲🇾Malay

separuh vokal

bunyi seperti vokal yang berfungsi sebagai konsonan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرف متحرك

صوت حرف العلة الذي يعمل بمثابة حرف ساكن

🇮🇷Persian

نیم صدادار

صدای مصوت که به عنوان صامت عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yarı ünlü

ünsüz görevi gören ünlü benzeri bir ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

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