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.

• 「あおい」という語ごは母ぼ音いん接せつ続ぞくの例れいとして挙あげられる。

  The word 'aoi' is given as an example of vowel hiatus.