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Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree English eject Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ejective From eject + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
ձայնածերպային
(jaynacerpayin)
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
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Armenian:
գլոտալ
(glotal)
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
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Armenian:
կատկային
(katkayin)
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
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Chinese Mandarin:
噴音 /喷音
(pēnyīn)
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
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Chinese Mandarin:
擠喉音 /挤喉音
(jǐhóuyīn)
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
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Chinese Mandarin:
外擠氣音 /外挤气音
(wàijǐqìyīn)
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
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Georgian:
აბრუპტივი
(abruṗṭivi)
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
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Japanese:
放出音
(hōshutsuon)
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
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Russian:
абрупти́вный согла́сный
(abruptívnyj soglásnyj)
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
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Vietnamese:
âm phụt
— nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly
