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nasal vowel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: oral vowel

Broader terms: nasal

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻化元音 (bíhuà yuányīn) — nasal vowel
  • Dutch: nasale klinker — nasal vowel
  • Dutch: neusklinker — nasal vowel
  • Finnish: nasaalivokaali — nasal vowel
  • French: voyelle nasale — nasal vowel
  • German: Nasenvokal — nasal vowel
  • German: Nasalvokal — nasal vowel
  • German: nasaler Vokal — nasal vowel
  • German: nasalierter Vokal — nasal vowel
  • Italian: vocale nasale — nasal vowel
  • Polish: samogłoska nosowa — nasal vowel
  • Polish: nosówka — nasal vowel
  • Portuguese: vogal nasal — nasal vowel
  • Romanian: vocală nazală — nasal vowel
  • Ukrainian: носови́й голосни́й (nosovýj holosnýj) — nasal vowel
  • Urdu: نُون غُنَّہ (nūn ġunna) — nasal vowel