vocoid

English

Etymology

voc(al) +‎ -oid, 1940s,[1] coined by Kenneth Lee Pike, American linguist (1912-2000).[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvoʊ.kɔɪd/

Noun

vocoid (plural vocoids)

(linguistics) A phonetic vowel, as opposed to a phonological one.
Coordinate term: contoid

Translations

phonetic vowel

French: vocoïde (fr) f
Italian: vocoide m

References

“vocoid”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Kenneth Lee Pike (1943) Phonetics, a Critical Analysis of Phonetic Theory and a Technique for the Practical Description of Sounds, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, →OCLC

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