# tone sandhi

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The change of tone that occurs in some tonal languages when certain tones are pronounced successively.

## Etymology
From tone + sandhi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tone-sandhi