CatStar Senior Member Madrid. Hey everyone, don't think this has been mentioned already Juri Senior Member Koper, near Trieste. What is Kabyle? Berbers I've heard of. Sorry not to research it more.. I understand now. Cyr I believe is a Gaelic word. Thus the common misconception that a lot of Welsh words are devoid of vowels is completely untrue. Hm, I just thought I'd throw in something interesting regarding the Czech languages: In Czech it's not unusual to say "v krku" in the throat and the Czech are able to pronounce the four consonants without any vowel in between.
What about the Spanish "ll" at the beginning? I found it extremely difficult when I stated learning Spanish: "un llanero" is almost as hard as some Czech words. Mutichou Senior Member France. In French, there are words like d', j', m', n', l', etc But the last vowel is replaced by an apostrophe only if the following word begins with a vowel. I think the prefix "s-" in this verb could be also replaced by prefix "vz-".
The verb "vzcvrnknout" is a little strange but it is created in right way. If I think of more, I'ill post them! Juri said:. Dminor Senior Member Dutch, the Netherlands. Dminor said:. Russian, Russia St Petersburg. In Hindi, words like greh, krm, svar all words from sanskrit. Would you be so kind to translate in English the Hindi words? They exist in slavic languages.
According to the Oxford Hindi-English dictionary, 1. I honestly have no idea how to use krm, or which of these meanings is the most known.
I'll ask my dad tonight. But krm,greh and svar,have quite different meanings. Greh is sin; krma is forage and stern;Svarun,is a pagan god; svariti is to worn. Aldin Member Bosnia. There are no vowels at all not even the the sylabic r or l just s. You may just not realize you are using them. Swarg means heaven in Hindi. Narak is hell. A vowel a , e , i, o , and u in English is a spoken sound made with the mouth open and without the tongue touching the roof of the mouth, teeth, etc.
A consonant is a spoken sound made by completely or partially blocking the flow of air breathed out through the mouth. All the other letters are consonants, though y can be regarded as either a vowel or a consonant , depending upon how it is pronounced in different words.
The answer is slightly different depending on what you consider a word. There are over entries in OxfordDictionaries. Words without vowels do exist amongst the vowel words in the English language, and many are high-value strategic tools for any serious word gamer. Or use our cheat tool to help you solve tough scrambles in your favorite word games like Word Cookies or Words With Friends. Happy pwning! Matt Salter has been a professional writer for over 10 years.
He is a gaming and technology expert, and world-class word nerd. First-grade teachings notwithstanding, there are English words without vowels that are usable in word games. The diversity, complexity and straight-up weirdness of the English language scoffs at universal rules.
For example: Hymn s : A religious song or song or praise Lynx : A type of wildcat Myrrh s : A gum resin used in making incense Myth s : A story without an author usually intended to teach a lesson Pygmy : Any person, animal or plant that is abnormally undersized Pyx : A small container for carrying the Eucharist Rhythm s : A recurring movement of sound or speech Shyly : In a shy manner Sync s : To match up Wry : A mocking, biting or sarcastic sort of humor Xyst s : A long and open portico in a gymnasium The Welsh W There are two obscure words that use W as their singular vowel, both taken from Welsh.
For example: Brrr or brr : An expression of being cold Nth : Of an indefinitely large quantity Pfft : Suggesting a sudden ending Phpht or pht : Interjection to indicate mild annoyance Psst : An interjection to attract someone's attention Shh : Used to urge or request silence Tsk : Sound made to express disapproval Tsktsk : Alternative version of tsk Patchwork Language The only sure rule in English is that English has no sure rules.
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