sonorant
noun/səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/ · /ˈsɒn(ə)ɹ(ə)nt/
Etymology From sonorous + -ant, 1930s.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.
- Derived terms
- nonsonorant