tonic

Examples

• All

• Learned transmission can under no circumstances be invoked to explain the close mid-vowel in those languages since, in all three, tonic o in Latinisms, regardless of Classical quantity, is routinely rendered as /??/. sup26

  Academic text (2000)

• Mandarin is a tonic language, where the meaning of words can change based on pitch variations.

• In Thai, a tonic pronunciation can completely alter the meaning of a word, highlighting the importance of tone.

• To convey the correct message in Vietnamese, learners must grasp the tonic nature of the language.

Synonyms

T

tonal

vstonic

• Specialized

1 7.5

A language that uses changes in voice pitch to make different word meanings

is the same meaning but presented with an alternative word form

Compounds

G

gin and tonic

18 2.7

A cold drink made with gin and tonic water and served with ice and lime

T

tonic water

2 2.5

A fizzy drink with a bitter taste often mixed with gin

H

hair tonic

• Archaic

1 3.7

A liquid you put on hair to make it look neat, make it easier to manage, or help the scalp

S

splash of tonic

1 2.3

A small amount of tonic water added to a drink to give flavor

T

tonic accent

• Specialized

9.1

Emphasis on a syllable shown by a change to a higher or lower voice

T

tonic epilepsy

• Specialized

6.9

A seizure that makes the muscles suddenly become very stiff

T

tonic key

• Specialized

8.1

The main note and scale that a piece of music returns to

T

tonic solfa

• UK

9.1

A way of writing music with syllables like do, re, mi to show the notes of a scale

How Tonal

tonal language

• Specialized

8.1

tonic

• Specialized

1 9.5

pitch accent

• Specialized

8.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology