Standard Lemma guide

reph

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɹɛf/
  • rhymes with -ɛf
  • homophone: ref
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

a kind of diacritic used in some Indic scripts to indicate an "r" sound at the beginning of a consonant cluster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: রেফ (reph) — Diacritic in some Indic scripts
  • Hindi: रेफ (reph) — Diacritic in some Indic scripts