(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).

In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling.

(linguistics) The viewpoint that sounds themselves have meaning.

(phonetics, phonology) The loss of phonemes from a spoken word (or of words in a phrase) over time, sometimes as a result of grammaticalization.

(Egyptology) a type of hieroglyph that functions similarly to a phonogram, representing a series of consonants, but is unable to function autonomously and must follow other phonograms that together represent the same consonants

plural of phonetic determinative

A name as it is thought to have been pronounced, rather than how it is commonly written. Used with languages such as Epigraphic Mayan where the conventional transcription of the name does not reflect the pronunciation.

A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.

plural of phonetic symbol

plural of phonetic alphabet