CACUMINAL

cacuminal, retroflex

(adjective) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

cacuminal (comparative more cacuminal, superlative most cacuminal)

Pertaining to a point, top, or crown.

(linguistics, phonology) Pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.

Noun

cacuminal (plural cacuminals)

(linguistics, phonology) A sound pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.

Source: Wiktionary

Ca*cu"mi*nal, a. Etym: [L. cacumen, cacuminis, the top, point.] (Philol.)

Definition: Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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