多た音おん節せつ語ご

noun

polysyllabic word; polysyllable

Linguistic term for a word consisting of multiple syllables. Used in technical contexts such as phonology and language description.

• 日本にほん語ごでは多た音おん節せつ語ごが多おおく、一いち音おん節せつ語ごは比ひ較かく的てき少すくない。

  In Japanese, polysyllabic words are many, while monosyllabic words are relatively few.

• この言げん語ごでは多た音おん節せつ語ごのアクセント規き則そくが複ふく雑ざつだ。

  In this language, the accent rules for polysyllabic words are complex.