vowel harmony

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === vowel harmony (usually uncountable, plural vowel harmonies) (phonology) A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations. Synonym: harmony of vowels Coordinate term: consonant harmony ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Coordinate terms: back vowel, front vowel, neutral vowel Turkic: Coordinate terms: back, front; thick, thin; hard, soft Mongolic: Coordinate terms: back, front; masculine, feminine; male, female; yang, yin Koreanic: Coordinate terms: heavy, light; yang, yin ==== Further reading ==== vowel harmony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia