Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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awkward

UK /ˈɔːk.wəd/ · US /ˈɔk.wɚd/ adjective, noun

Forms awkwards

  1. adjective Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. “John was awkward at performing the trick. He'll have to practice to improve.”
  2. adjective Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. “That was an extremely awkward moment. Everyone was watching.”
  3. adjective Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction. “I'm very awkward at parties.”
  4. adjective Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle. “He's a right awkward chap.”
  5. noun Someone or something that is awkward.

Synonyms

clumsy lubberly ungraceful unhandy gawky recalcitrant maladroit gauche cantankerous bunglesome ungainly cumbersome inapt inept ill-chosen embarrassing sticky unenviable ill at ease uneasy

Antonyms

dexterous gainly graceful handy skillful amiable cool

Etymology

From awk (“odd, clumsy”) + -ward. Compare Middle English aukeward (“in the wrong direction”).

Webster’s 1913

  1. adjective Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy. And dropped an awkward courtesy. Dryden.
  2. adjective Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

Etymology [Awk + -ward.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “awkward”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “awkward” (best matches first).