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vowel system
noun
, Linguistics.
- the vowel sounds of a language, especially when considered as forming an interrelated and interacting group.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vowel system1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
This alphabet is quite unsuited for representing the very complex Kashmiri vowel system.
From Project Gutenberg
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