Obstruent
//ˈɒbstɹuːənt//
"Obstruent" in a Sentence (3 examples)
That obstruent is not retroflex, as the bottom of the tongue does not touch the palate.
an obstruent medicine
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.
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