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Difference between revisions of “⟨oy⟩”
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Revision as of 04:57, 27 February 2020
IPA phoneme /ɔɪ/ The sequence "oy" is normally at the end of the word or before a consonant, and it is very reliably pronounced as IPA phoneme /ɔɪ/. This page deals with the exceptions.
- buoy /bɔɪ, ˈbuːiAmE/
- buoyant /ˈbɔɪənt, ˈbuːjəntAmE/
- coyote /kaɪˈəʊti, kɔɪˈəʊti,BrE ˈkaɪoʊtAmE/
- voyeur /vwaɪˈɜːr, vwɑːˈjɜːr, vɔɪˈɜːr/
"oy" as /ɔɪ/ before a consonant
Compound words and words ending in -hood, -ment or -ness are omitted.
- boycott, boysenberry, gargoyle, Joyce, oyster
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