അർത്ഥം : పలకడానికి ఎక్కువ సమయం పట్టేది
ഉദാഹരണം :
బహూలో హూ అనే ఉచ్చారణ ధీర్ఘంగా వుంది.
മറ്റ് ഭാഷകളിലേക്കുള്ള വിവർത്തനം :
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration.
The English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long.