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Meaning of duonvokalo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
duonvoˈkalo

Definitions

  1. semivowel
  2. Equivalent to 'Semivowel': A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

Equivalents

Čeština polosamohláska
Dansk halvvokal
Ελληνικά ημίφωνο
English Semivowel
Suomi puolivokaali
Հայերեն կիսաձայն
日本語 半母音
한국어 반모음
Nederlands halfklinker halfvocaal
Português semivogal
Română semivocală
Русский полугласный
Tagalog malapatinig
Tiếng Việt bán nguyên âm

Examples

“Atentu, ke la litero jo ne estas vokalo: ĝi estas nur duonvokalo. —Ramo Moraloj-Kastelo”

Beware, that the letter jay is not a vowel: it is only a semivowel.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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