Meaning of vowel | Babel Free
ˈvaʊ.əlDefinitions
- A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
- A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable
- A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w (rarely), y (sometimes).
- A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w (rarely), y (sometimes)
- To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic)
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
sait
Беларуская
гало́сны
Български
гласна
বাংলা
স্বর
Català
vocal
Cymraeg
llafariad
Ελληνικά
φωνήεν
Esperanto
vokalo
Euskara
bokal
Français
voyelle
Gaeilge
guta
Gàidhlig
fuaimreag
ગુજરાતી
સ્વર
Hausa
wasali
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
woela
עברית
תנועה
Magyar
magánhangzó
Հայերեն
ձայնավոր
Italiano
vocale
ქართული
ხმოვანი
Қазақша
дауысты
Kurdî
vokal
Кыргызча
үндүү
Latina
vocalis
Lietuvių
balsis
Malagasy
zanatsoratra
Македонски
самогласка
မြန်မာဘာသာ
သရ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਸਵਰ
Português
vogal
Română
vocală
Slovenčina
samohláska
Slovenščina
samoglasnik
Shqip
zanore
Svenska
vokal
தமிழ்
உயிரெழுத்து
తెలుగు
అచ్చు
Тоҷикӣ
садонок
ไทย
สระ
Tagalog
patinig
Yorùbá
fawẹli
Examples
“In Welsh, the w usually represents a vowel.”
“Facetiously is spelled with all six vowels in alphabetical order.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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