Word info

bimoraic

Adjective

Meaning

bimoraic (not comparable)

(phonology, of a syllable) Having two morae, i.e. being composed of either two short vowels, or one long vowel, or a diphthong.
Synonym: dimoraic

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Examples

Bimoraic syllables are now written with two letters, as in Japanese: diphthongs are written with the help of V or hV glyphs, and the nasal coda is written with the glyph for ŋ, which can form a syllable of its own in Vai. Source: Internet

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