oriental

/ˌɔːriˈentəl/

Syllables o·ri·en·tal

Stress o-ri-EN-tal

Phonics Breakdown

o

/ɔː/

open long

ri

/ri/

r-sound

en

/en/

short vowel

tal

/təl/

schwa

Meaning

relating to the East, especially Asia

Sound Reference

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o=/ɔː/(or) + ri=/ri/(river) + en=/en/(pen) + tal=/təl/(total)

Example

The museum has a large collection of oriental art.