minor syllable
term in the description of Mon-Khmer languages, where a word typically consists of a minor syllable followed by a full tonic or stressed syllable; typically has form /Cə/ or /CəN/ or /CC/, where C is a consonant and N is a nasal
en-US/ˈmaɪnɚ ˈsɪləbəl/
en-GB/ˈmaɪnə ˈsɪləbl/