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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nita oto no
"同音異義語は、音が似ていても意味や綴りが異なる単語です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having an acoustic quality or pronunciation that is alike or nearly alike to something else.
"Homophones are words that are similar-sounding but have different meanings and spellings." - 2
Referring to two or more linguistic units (such as words or phonemes) that are perceived as having a close resemblance in their auditory form.
"The children often confused the similar-sounding words 'bear' and 'bare'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'similar-sounding' is a compound adjective formed from 'similar' and 'sounding'. 'Similar' originates from the Latin 'similis', meaning 'like, resembling', which entered English via Old French. 'Sounding' is the present participle of the verb 'to sound', derived from Old French 'sonder' and ultimately from Latin 'sonare', meaning 'to make a noise'. The compound describes things that share an auditory resemblance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Similar-sounding" is said worldwide
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de son similaire
Transliteration: də sɔ̃ simiˈlɛʁ
"Les homophones sont des mots de son similaire mais de sens et d'orthographe différents."
ähnlich klingend
Transliteration: ˈɛːnlɪç ˈklɪŋənt
"Homophone sind ähnlich klingende Wörter mit unterschiedlicher Bedeutung und Schreibweise."
dal suono simile
Transliteration: dal ˈswɔːno ˈsiːmile
"Gli omofoni sono parole dal suono simile ma con significati e ortografie diverse."
de sonido similar
Transliteration: de soˈniðo simiˈlaɾ
"Los homófonos son palabras de sonido similar pero con significados y ortografías diferentes."
de som semelhante
Transliteration: dʒi sɔ̃ sɨmɨˈʎɐ̃tɨ
"Homófonos são palavras de som semelhante, mas com significados e grafias diferentes."
समान ध्वनि वाला
Transliteration: samān dhvani vālā
"समान ध्वनि वाले शब्द वे होते हैं जिनके अर्थ और वर्तनी भिन्न होते हैं।"
听起来相似的
Transliteration: tīng qǐlái xiāngsì de
"同音异义词是听起来相似但意义和拼写不同的词。"
비슷한 소리가 나는
Transliteration: biseuthan soriga naneun
"동음이의어는 소리는 비슷하지만 의미와 철자가 다른 단어입니다."
似た音の
Transliteration: nita oto no
"同音異義語は、音が似ていても意味や綴りが異なる単語です。"
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