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sandhi tonal

French, noun/sɑ̃.di tɔ.nal/

sandhi tonal is a French masculine noun meaning “tone sandhi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sandhi lié aux tons dans les langues tonales”.

What does sandhi tonal mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinetone sandhi

    En mandarin, le sandhi tonal le plus fréquent concerne le 3e ton.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Sandhi lié aux tons dans les langues tonales.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of sandhi tonal

  • sandhis tonaux plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sandhi tonal?

  • /sɑ̃.di tɔ.nal/
  • \sɑ̃.di to.nal\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.