sonorant

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sonorant

/səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/
/ˈsɒn(ə)ɹ(ə)nt/

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From sonorous + -ant, 1930s.

noun sonorants

A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.
Similar: resonant · Opposite: obstruent

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noun speech sound

Español	sonante, consonante sonántica, consonante sonorante
日本語	共鳴音 kyōmeion
Português	soante, consonante soante
Deutsch	Sonorant, Klanglaut
Русский	соно́рный sonórnyj
Tiếng Việt	âm vang

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@misc{sonorant_2026,
  title = {sonorant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sonorant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}