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toneme

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

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  • /ˈtəʊniːm/

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noun

Meaning 1

A phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From tone + -eme.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тоне́ма (tonéma) — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Dutch: toneem — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Esperanto: tonemo — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Finnish: toneemi — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • French: tonème — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • German: Tonem — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Hungarian: tonéma — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Italian: tonema — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Japanese: 音調素 (onchōso) — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Malay: tonem — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Norwegian: tonelag — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Norwegian: tonem — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Portuguese: tonema — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Russian: тоне́ма (tonéma) — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Spanish: tonema — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings
  • Swedish: tonem — phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings