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pin-pen merger
Noun
Japanese Meaning
（音韻論）/n/および/m/の前において、'pin'と'pen'の母音が同じ発音となり、両単語が同音異義語となる現象（音韻統合現象）
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(phonology) A phonemic merger where the vowels in pin
and pen
are pronounced the same before /n/ and /m/, making pin
and pen
homonyms.
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pin-pen merger
The linguist recorded several speakers exhibiting the pin-pen merger in their rural dialects.
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The linguist recorded several speakers exhibiting the pin-pen merger in their rural dialects.
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