phonetic

English

/fəˈnɛtɪk/, /fəˈnɛtɪk/

adj
Definitions
  • Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
  • (linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phōnēticus derived from Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
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