nasal
- noun
- /ˈneɪzəl/
- Specialized
:
consonante nasal
- An example of a nasal sound is the letter 'm' in the word 'man.'
- fricatives and nasals
- affricates and nasals
- stops and nasals
Examples
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The teacher emphasized the importance of nasals in language pronunciation.
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All three groups produced stops, nasals, glides, fricatives, and liquids at Time 1 and Time 2.
Academic text (2014) -
This is but one study pointing to the fact that being a nasal breather is a good thing.
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Text containing vowels and nasals is prepared in Hindi.
Academic text (2007) -
Word-final /l/ and word-final nasals, as in the words apple and wagon, were considered to be consonants in unstressed syllables (rather than syllabic consonants).
Academic text (2015) -
In phonetics, nasals are classified as consonant sounds produced with airflow through the nose.
Synonyms
A speech sound made by letting air through the nose while the mouth is closed, like m, n, or ng
Compounds
- Specialized
4
4.2
One of the two hollow spaces inside the nose that lead to the throat and help breathing and smelling
- Specialized
1
8.4
A thin curved bone inside the nose that helps warm and filter the air
- Specialized
A bent wall inside the nose that makes breathing difficult on one side
- Specialized
A vein that drains blood from the surface of the nose toward a vein in the face
- Specialized
The inner corner of the eye where the top and bottom eyelids meet near the nose
- Specialized
A small rubber bulb and tip for gently washing or removing mucus from the nose
- Specialized
A speech sound made by letting air through the nose while the mouth is closed, like m, n, or ng
- Specialized
An opening at the back of the nose that leads into the upper throat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nasal comes from the Latin root nasus, meaning 'nose'. So a nasal consonant is a sound made by letting air pass through the nose while the mouth is closed.