Where does “yôon” come from?
yôon (French) comes from Japanese 拗音, from Japanese 音, from Middle Chinese 音.
yôon (French): the sound of a mora involving a consonant,...
Definitions
- the sound of a mora involving a consonant,...
Ancestry of “yôon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 拗音 | the sound of a mora involving a consonant,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 音 | sound; speech sound; Short for 音読み : the... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 音 | — |