Phonet.
a diphthong in which the first of two apparent vocalic elements is of lesser stress or sonority than the second, as the /wah/ in guava /gwah"veuh/ . Cf. falling diphthong .
[ 1885-90 ]
Phonet.
a diphthong in which the first of two apparent vocalic elements is of lesser stress or sonority than the second, as the /wah/ in guava /gwah"veuh/ . Cf. falling diphthong .
[ 1885-90 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012