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obstruent
- /ˈɒbstɹuːənt/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin obstruēns, obstruentis.
adjective more obstruent · most obstruent
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Causing obstruction; blocking up.
an obstruent medicine
Similar: hindering
noun obstruents
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A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.
Lehmann (1998:77) and Steever (1998: 14, 16) considered āytam an allophone of Tamil /y/ before obstruents, but there is no real evidence for this assumption.
Opposite: sonorant
- Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.
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noun consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway
| 日本語 | 阻害音 sogaion |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 阻音 zǔyīn |
| Português | obstruinte, consoante obstruente |
| Deutsch | Obstruent, Geräuschlaut |
| Ελληνικά | φρακτικό fraktikó |
| Русский | смы́чный smýčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | âm ồn |
Talk about this word "obstruent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/obstruent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. obstruent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/obstruent "obstruent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/obstruent.Cite this
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title = {obstruent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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