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mora

Meanings

  • A unit of phonological structure in the phonology of some languages, typically representing one syllable onset and one syllable nucleus.

Variants
List of all variants of mora that leads to same result
mora , morae , moras , Fabiola , Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
Etymology
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From Latin 'mora' meaning 'obstacle' or 'hindrance'. In linguistics, it refers to a unit of phonological structure.

Trivia
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  1. In Japanese, mora is used to count syllables in words.

  2. The concept of moras is important in understanding the phonology of many languages, including Japanese, Hawaiian, and Polynesian languages.

Related Concepts
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  1. syllable: A unit of pronunciation that consists of a vowel sound and the consonant sounds that come before and after it.

  2. phonology: The branch of linguistics that studies the sounds and sound patterns of languages.

How to Memorize "mora"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a syllable with an onset and a nucleus. The onset is the part before the vowel sound, and the nucleus is the vowel sound itself.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'mora' with the concept of a syllable and its structure.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'OnSetNucleus' to remember that a mora consists of an onset and a nucleus.

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