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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

모음

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mo-eum

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vowel/ˈvaʊ.əl/
nounadjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"한글은 자음과 모음으로 이루어져 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    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. 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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Synonyms (2)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

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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