Homographs

Homographs (same writing) but not homophone (not same pronunciation), aka Heteronym require a suffix to differentiates these audios. The suffix should not be pronounced nor recorded.

Rule

1. If one pronunciation is clearly the norm, no suffix is needed
2. For equal rank or rare pronunciations, add to that word a suffix within brackets, like so:
   # word (suffix).
3. This suffix should hint at the difference between both items.

Example

In French, the following are homographs non homophones, the part between brackets is not read aloud in LinguaLibre : Distinction via the part of speech :

• # excellent (v), pronounced `excel`
• # excellent (adj), pronounced `excellant`

In some language, word can be pronounced differently if read by a man or woman :

• # vert (masculin), pronounced `ver`
• # vert (féminin), pronounced `verte`

We can also differentiate by using a synonym :

• # crooked (injured), pronounced `crookaid` /ˈkrʊkɪd/
• # crooked (corrupt), pronounced `crookt` /ˈkrʊkt/

Or use the pronunciation in a transcription of your choice:

• # crooked (/ˈkrʊkɪd/), pronounced `crookaid` /ˈkrʊkɪd/
• # crooked (/ˈkrʊkt/), pronounced `crookt` /ˈkrʊkt/

In practice

Within your list such as List:mnw/Commons, transform :

# ကစေံ1
# ကစေံ2

into

#ကစေံ (read)
#ကစေံ (speak)

You can now record your words, without reading the suffix.

Draft

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