initially
/ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)li/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)li/
ɪˈnɪʃəli
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- 4 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
ɪ - ˈnɪʃəli -> initially
Myanmar meaning
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အဦး။ အစ။ ကနဦး။ လက်ဦး။
an initial payment of £60 and ten monthly instalments of £25 ❍ in the initial stages (ie at the beginning) of the debate ❍ My initial reaction was to refuse.
n (usu pl ) အမည်၏ အစ အက္ခရာ။
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was well-known by his initials JFK. ❍ Just write your initials.
v (-ll-;US usu -l- ) လက်မှတ်တိုထိုးသည်။ initial a note/ an agreement ❍ The artist has initialled the picture at the bottom.
❏ initially /-ʃǝli/ adv အစ၌။ ကနဦး၌။ လက်ဦးက။
Initially she was very lonely, but now she has made a few friends. ❍ The costs were not as high as we had initially feared. ❍ My contract is initially for three years.
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first, early, original, preliminary, opening, primary, antecedent, basic, beginning, brand, capital, commencing, distinguish, earliest, elementary, embryonic, engrave, foremost, fundamental, germinal, headmost, identify, inaugural, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, infant, initials, initiative, initiatory, introductory, kickoff, leading, majuscule, mark, monogram, nascent, personalize, pioneer, small cap, tattoo, uncial, virgin
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