transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdif-ˌthȯŋ, ˈdip- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English diptonge, from Middle French diptongue, from Late Latin dipthongus, from Greek diphthongos, from di- + phthongos voice, sound
Date: 15th century
1. : a gliding monosyllabic speech sound (as the vowel combination at the end of toy ) that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to or toward the position of another
2. : digraph
3. : the ligature æ or œ
• diph·thon·gal dif-ˈthȯŋ-(g)əl, dip- adjective