debuccalization

noun

debuccalization

noun

/diːˌbʌ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · /dɪ-/

Etymology From de- (“from, off”) + buccal (“pertaining to the mouth”) + -ization. Literally meaning “removal from the mouth”.

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonology, Sciences British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, Usually A sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes glottal [h] or [ʔ].

Related terms: debuccalize

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