fonema

Portuguese

/foˈnemɐ/, /fuˈnɛmɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • (phonetics) phoneme indivisible unit of sound

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek φώνημα (sound, language, utterance, sound made, thing spoken, speech).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φώνημα

Gloss

sound, language, utterance, sound made, thing spoken, speech

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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