Diphthongia

/dɪfˈθɔŋɡiə/ noun

Definition

A medical condition or speech disorder related to the production or perception of diphthongs.

Etymology

From 'diphthong' + '-ia' (medical condition suffix). This technical term combines the linguistic term for gliding vowels with medical terminology to describe speech difficulties.

Kelly Says

While diphthongia isn't a commonly diagnosed condition today, speech pathologists study diphthong production in people with various speech and hearing disorders to understand how the brain processes complex vowel sounds.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድፍቶን
dif-ton
ARالعربية
مدّ
mad
BNবাংলা
দ্বিধার
dwi-dhaar
CACatalà
diftong
dif-tong
CSČeština
diftong
dif-tong
DADansk
diftong
dif-tong
DEDeutsch
Diphthongie
di-fthong-ee
ELΕλληνικά
διφθογγισμός
di-fthong-is-mos
ESEspañol
diftongia
dif-ton-gee-ah
FAفارسی
دیفتونگ
dif-tong
FISuomi
diftong
dif-tong
FRFrançais
diphthongie
dif-tong-tee
GUGU
દિફ્થોંગ
dif-thong
HAHA
diphthong
di-fthong
HEעברית
דיפתונג
di-fthong
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-स्वर
dwi-sva-r
HUMagyar
diftong
dif-tong
IDBahasa Indonesia
diftong
dif-tong
IGIG
diphthong
di-fthong
ITItaliano
diftongia
dif-ton-gee-ah
JA日本語
二音節
ni-on-setsu
KKKK
дифтонг
dif-tong
KMKM
ឌីផ្ធង
dee-p-thaung
KO한국어
이중음성
i-jung-eum-seong
MRMR
दीफ्टोंग
dee-f-tong
MSBahasa Melayu
diftong
dif-tong
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီဖသောင်
dee-f-tha-aung
NLNederlands
diftong
dif-tong
NONorsk
diftong
dif-tong
PAPA
ਦਿਫ਼ਥੋਂਗ
dif-thon
PLPolski
diftong
dif-tong
PTPortuguês
diftongia
dif-ton-gee-ah
RORomână
diftong
dif-tong
RUРусский
дифтонгирование
dif-ton-ghi-ro-van-ie
SVSvenska
diftong
dif-tong
SWKiswahili
diftong
dif-tong
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை ஒலி
irattai oli
TEతెలుగు
ద్విస్వరం
dv-is-va-ram
THไทย
ไดฟธอง
dai-fon
TLTL
diftong
dif-tong
TRTürkçe
diftonglaştırma
dif-tong-lar-shi-r-mah
UKУкраїнська
дифтонг
dif-tong
URاردو
دُفتُنگ
duf-tong
VITiếng Việt
phụ âm kép
phu am kep
YOYO
diphthong
di-fthong
ZH中文
双元音
shuāng yuán yīn
ZUZU
diphthong
di-fthong

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