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.
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.