Wine-whine merger

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /waɪnˈʍaɪn ËŒmɜː(r)dÊ’É™(r)/
• RP

Full definition of wine-whine merger

Noun

1. (phonology) A merger in which (the sound heard at the beginning of the word whine in a Scottish accent or several accents in the United States) becomes (the sound heard at the beginning of the word wine); in accents where this merger occurs, whine and wine are homophones.