Sharp Electronic Dictionary PW-E550 User Manual
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Key to the Pronunciations
This dictionary uses a simple respelling system to show how entries are pro-
nounced, using the symbols listed below. Generally, only the first of two or more
identical headwords will have a pronunciation respelling. Where a derivative simply
adds a common suffix such as -less, -ness, or -ly to the headword, the derivative
may not have a pronunciation respelling unless some other element of the
pronunciation also changes.
nounced, using the symbols listed below. Generally, only the first of two or more
identical headwords will have a pronunciation respelling. Where a derivative simply
adds a common suffix such as -less, -ness, or -ly to the headword, the derivative
may not have a pronunciation respelling unless some other element of the
pronunciation also changes.
æ
as in
hat|hæt|, fashion |"fæ
SH
@n|, carry |"kære-|
a-
as in
day |da-|, rate |ra-t|, maid |ma-d|, prey |pra-|
ä
as in
lot |lät|, father |"fä
T
-H
-
@r|, barnyard |"bärn%yärd|
b
as in
big |big|
CH
as in
church |
CH
@r
CH
|, picture |"pik
CH
@r|
d
as in
dog |dôg|, bed |bed|
e
as in
men |men|, bet |bet|, ferry |"fere-|
e-
as in
feet |f e-t|, receive |ri"se-v|
er
as in
air |er|, care |ker|
@
as in
about |@"bowt|, soda |"so-d@|, mother |"m@
T
-H
-
@r|, person |"p@rs@n|
f
as in
free |fre-|, graph |græf|, tough |t@f|
g
as in
get |get|, exist |ig"zist|, egg |eg|
h
as in
her |h@r|, behave |bi"ha-v|
i
as in
fit |fit|, guild |gild|, women |"wimin|
l
-
as in
time |t
l
-m|, guide |g
l
-d|, hire |h
l
-r|, sky |sk
l
-|
ir
as in
ear |ir|, beer |bir|, pierce |pirs|
j
as in
judge |j@j|, carriage |"kærij|
k
as in
kettle |"ket-l|, cut |k@t|, quick |kwik|
l
as in
lap |læp|, cellar |"sel@r|, cradle |"kra-dl|
m
as in
main |ma-n|, dam |dæm|
n
as in
need |ne-d|, honor |"än@r|, maiden |"ma-dn|
NG
as in
sing |si
NG
|, anger |"æ
NG
g@r|
o-
as in
go |go-|, promote |pr@"mo-t|
ô
as in
law |lô|, thought |
TH
ôt|, lore |lôr|
oi
as in
boy |boi|, noisy |"noize-|
oo
˘
as in
wood |woo
˘ d|, football |"foo
˘ t%bôl|, sure |
SH
oo
˘ r|
oo
-
as in
food |foo
- d|, music |"myoo
- zik|
ow
as in
mouse |mows|, coward |"kow(-@)rd|
p
as in
put |poo
˘ t|, cap |kæp|
r
as in
run |r@n|, fur |f@r|, spirit |"spirit|
s
as in
sit |sit|, lesson |"les@n|, face |f a-s|
SH
as in
shut |
SH
@t|, social |"so-
SH
@l|, action |"æk
SH
@n|
t
as in
top |täp|, seat |se-t|
t-
as in
butter |"b@tt-@r|, forty |"fôrt-e
-|, bottle |"bät
-l|
TH
as in
thin |
TH
in|, truth |troo
-
TH
|
T
-H
-
as in
then |
T
-H
-
en|, father |"fä
T
-H
-
@r|
v
as in
never |"nev@r|, very |"vere-|
w
as in
wait |wa-t|, quit |kwit|
(h)w
as in
when |(h)wen|, which |(h)wi
CH
|
y
as in
yet |yet|, accuse |@"kyoo
- z|
z
as in
zipper |"zip@r|, musician |myoo
- "zi
SH
@n|
ZH
as in
measure |"me
ZH
@r|, vision |"vi
ZH
@n|