syllable
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The meaning (definition) of the word syllable
a part of a word with one sound
The word syllable used in a sentence
“Clap once for every syllable you hear.”
The plural of the word syllable
syllables
How the word syllable is said around the world
| French | syllabe (see-LAHB) |
| Spanish | sílaba (SEE-lah-vah) |
| Mandarin | 音节 (yeen jyay) |
| Hindi | शब्दांश (shuhb-DAHNSH) |
| Arabic | مقطع لفظي (MAHK-tah LAHF-theey) |
| Russian | слог (slohk) |
| Portuguese (EU) | sílaba (SEE-luh-buh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | sílaba (SEE-la-ba) |
| Japanese | 音節 (ohn-SAY-tsu) |
| German | Silbe (ZIL-buh) |
| Urdu | ہجا (HU-gyah) |
| Punjabi | ਅੱਖਰ (U-kuhr) |
| Korean | 음절 (UM-jul) |
| Hebrew | הֲבָרָה (hah-VAH-rah) |
| Greek | συλλαβή (see-lah-VEE) |
| Dutch | lettergreep (le-tuhrgh-RAYP) |
| Tagalog | pantig (PAHN-teeg) |
| Vietnamese | âm tiết (uhm TEE-e-urt) |
| Turkish | hece (HAY-je) |
| Persian | هجا (HAY-jah) |
| Polish | sylaba (si-LAH-bah) |
| Ukrainian | склад (sklahd) |
| Bengali | অক্ষর (AWK-kawr) |
| Swedish | stavelse (STAH-vuhl-suh) |
| Italian | sillaba (SEEL-lah-bah) |
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