SONORANT

Etymology

Noun

sonorant (plural sonorants)

(phonetics) A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.

Synonym: resonant

Antonym: obstruent

Hyponyms: approximant, glide, liquid, nasal

Source: Wiktionary



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