The "a" is normally pronounced as an short "i" in "elephant." The sound off would be "EL-uh-fint," with emphasis placed on the first syllable.
There are words from French spelled with an AY, such as bayou and cayenne.
Heirophant??
There are no English words in which AA has a long A sound.
When words are spelled the way they sound (e.g., slush, croak, sizzle) it is called onomatopoeia.
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Words that both sound the same and are spelled the same and both homonyms (same sound) Fair, as in country fair and fair as in reasonable for example
Its called a trumpet sound. When the elephant makes a noise is supposed to sound like a trumpet.
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homophones
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings are called homographs.fusefew budgedustcluemustsawustheirafter
They are the W words "was" (wuz) and "what" (wut).
Puns are words that sound a like but spelled different. Homophone is words that have sound out letters.
Celt has the k sound. Celery has the s sound.