The process of producing vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds that is in turn modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.
A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and y.
To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic).