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Obstruent

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɒbstɹuːənt

Definitions

  1. A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.
  2. Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.

Equivalents

4 more languages
العربيةسبب العرقلة
Suomiobstruentti
日本語妨げ音阻害音
Русскийсмы́чный

Examples

“Lehmann (1998:77) and Steever (1998: 14, 16) considered āytam an allophone of Tamil /y/ before obstruents, but there is no real evidence for this assumption.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

obstupefaction OBT obtain obtainability Obtainable Obtainably

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