母ぼ音いん接せつ続ぞく

noun

hiatus; vowel sequence

Linguistics term for a sequence of two vowels belonging to different syllables, often across a word boundary. In Japanese phonology, it can refer to vowel sequences that may trigger epenthesis or other changes.

• 日本にほん語ごでは母ぼ音いん接せつ続ぞくを避さけるために、しばしば子し音いんが挿そう入にゅうされる。

  In Japanese, a consonant is often inserted to avoid vowel hiatus.