Associations to the word «Obstruent»
Noun
- Consonant
- Assimilation
- Phoneme
- Syllable
- Vowel
- Articulation
- Cluster
- Onset
- Liquid
- Contrast
- Stop
- Verb
- Sequence
- Segment
- Word
- Language
- Sound
- Phonology
- Pair
- Deletion
- Suffix
- Rule
- Position
- Orthography
- Glide
- Example
- Gus
- Yiddish
- Dialect
- Ge
- Constraint
- Inventory
- End
- Distinction
- Stem
- Spelling
- Noun
- Alphabet
- Closure
- Pause
- Wu
- Hierarchy
- Ai
- Reconstruction
- Input
- Tone
- Guinea
- Affect
- Final
- Speaker
- Opposition
- Absence
- Environment
- Pre
- Respect
- Voice
- Variety
- Lack
- Middle
- Ending
- Two
Adjective
Wiktionary
OBSTRUENT, adjective. Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering.
OBSTRUENT, noun. (phonetics) a consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; the generic term of plosive, fricative and affricate
Dictionary definition
OBSTRUENT, noun. A consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
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