sonorant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈsɒn(ə)ɹ(ə)nt/

sonorant sonorants

From sonorous + -ant, 1930s.

resonant

obstruent

nonsonorant

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