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Yiddish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”). Compare Belarusian дыфто́нг (dyftónh), German Diphthong, Lithuanian diftongas, Polish dyftong, Russian дифто́нг (diftóng), Ukrainian дифто́нг (dyftónh).
Pronunciation
Noun
דיפֿטאָנג • (diftong) m, plural דיפֿטאָנגען (diftongen)
- (linguistics, phonetics) diphthong
- Synonym: צווייקלאַנג (tsveyklang)
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “דיפֿטאָנג” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .