vowel harmony
vow·el har·mo·ny
V v Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [vou-uh l hahr-muh-nee]
- /ˈvaʊ əl ˈhɑr mə ni/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [vou-uh l hahr-muh-nee]
- /ˈvaʊ əl ˈhɑr mə ni/
Definition of vowel harmony words
- noun vowel harmony a phonological rule in some languages, as Hungarian and Turkish, requiring that the vowels of a word all share a specified feature, such as front or back articulation, thereby conditioning the form that affixes may take, as in forming the Turkish plurals evler “houses” from ev “house” and adamlar “men” from adam “man.”. 1
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Origin of vowel harmony
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900
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Parts of speech for Vowel harmony
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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vowel harmony popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
vowel harmony usage trend in Literature
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