vocoid
vocoid · vocoids
A phonetic vowel, as opposed to a phonological oneA phonetic vowel, as opposed to a phonological one.
US/ˈvoʊ.kɔɪd/
Meaning
2 sensesA phonetic vowel, as opposed to a phonological one.
A sound or segment that has some vowel-like feature and may or may not be able to occupy a nucleus; often includes semivowels, semiconsonants, and any non-syllabic or non-nucleic vowel
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From voc(al) + -oid. First appears c. the 1940s, coined by Kenneth Lee Pike, American lingFrom voc(al) + -oid. First appears c. the 1940s, coined by Kenneth Lee Pike, American linguist (1912-2000).
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