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Pronunciation / Transliteration: swar
"हिंदी वर्णमाला में ग्यारह स्वर होते हैं।"
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A speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction.
"The English alphabet contains five standard vowels: A, E, I, O, and U." - 2
A letter representing a vowel sound, such as a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
"Every syllable in the English language must contain at least one vowel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'vowel', from Latin 'vocalis' meaning 'uttering, speaking' (pertaining to the voice), based on 'vox' (voice). The term entered English in the late 14th century to denote a speech sound made with the vocal tract open.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vowel" is said worldwide
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voyelle
Transliteration: /vwa.jɛl/
"La lettre 'e' est une voyelle."
Vokal
Transliteration: /voˈkaːl/
"Im Deutschen gibt es kurze und lange Vokale."
vocale
Transliteration: /voˈkaː.le/
"Le parole italiane finiscono quasi sempre per vocale."
vocal
Transliteration: /boˈkal/
"El abecedario español tiene cinco vocales."
vogal
Transliteration: /voˈɡaw/
"A palavra 'porta' tem duas vogais."
स्वर
Transliteration: swar
"हिंदी वर्णमाला में ग्यारह स्वर होते हैं।"
元音
Transliteration: yuányīn
"英语里有很多不同的元音发音。"
모음
Transliteration: mo-eum
"한글은 자음과 모음으로 이루어져 있습니다."
母音
Transliteration: boin
"日本語の基本の母音はあいうえおの5つです。"
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