line-loin merger

Noun

Meaning

line-loin merger

(phonology) The phonemic merger between the diphthongs /aɪ/ and /ɔɪ/ that occurs for speakers of Southern English English, Irish English, Newfoundland English, and Caribbean English making "line" and "loin" homophones.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

line-focus solar collector line-height line-item veto line-of-sight approach velocity line-of-sight blueshift line-of-sight doppler velocity