English
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Etymology
From OF. vouel (French: voyelle), from L. vocalis, "voiced".

Pronunciation
IPA|/�va��l/
audio|en-us-vowel.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|a��l

Noun
en-noun

1. phonetics A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
2. A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y.

Antonyms
italbrac|sound: consonant
italbrac|letter: consonant

Translations
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Czech: samohláska f
Finnish: vokaali
French: voyelle f
German: Vokal m, Selbstlaut m
Hungarian: magánhangzó
Italian: vocale f
Japanese: �� (���, boin)
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Portuguese: vogal f
Russian: гла�н�й (glásnyj) m
Serbian: samoglasnik
Swedish: vokal c, vokalljud n, självljud n (archaic)
Telugu: ����� (acchu)
Vietnamese: nguyên âm
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Czech: samohláska f
Dutch: klinker m
Finnish: vokaali
French: voyelle f
German: Vokal m, Selbstlaut m
Hungarian: magánhangzó
Italian: vocale f
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Japanese: �� (���, boin), ��� (����, boinji)
Portuguese: vogal f
Russian: гла�н�й (glásnyj) m
Scots: vouel
Serbian: samoglasnik
Swedish: vokal c
Telugu: ����� (acchu)
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Translations to be checked
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above.

Chinese: �� (yuanyin)
Guaraní: pu'ae
Hebrew: תנ�ע�|תְּנ�ּעָ� (t�nu�ah) f
Indonesian: huruf hidup, huruf vokal
Interlingua: vocal#Interlingua|vocal
Slovak: samohláska f
Spanish: vocal#Spanish|vocal f
Turkish: ünlü

Related terms
semivowel

See also
consonant
liquid

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