noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
lengthening a vowel; vowel lengthening
Linguistic term for the process or phenomenon of lengthening a vowel, often in dialectal contexts such as Kansai-ben. Can be used as a suru-verb.
See also: 短呼
関西弁では「ありがとう」の「う」が長呼されることがある。
In Kansai dialect, the 'u' in 'arigatou' is sometimes lengthened.
In this dialect, certain vowels tend to be lengthened.
noun
long sound; long vowel
Refers to the resulting long sound itself, especially a long vowel. Used as a noun in phonetics and linguistics.
日本語の「おばさん」と「おばあさん」では、長呼の有無が意味を区別する。
In Japanese, the presence or absence of a long vowel distinguishes 'obasan' (aunt) from 'obaasan' (grandmother).