Approximant
//əˈpɹɑksəmənt//
Translations of "approximant" (12 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian | ձայնորդ(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | jaynord | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 近音(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | jìnyīn | |
| Finnish | approksimantti(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | — | |
| French | approximante(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract), spirante(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | — | |
| German | Approximant(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract), Näherungslaut(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | — | |
| Hungarian | approximáns(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract), közelítőhang(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | — | |
| Icelandic | nálgunarhljóð(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract), nándarhljóð(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | — | |
| Persian | ناسوده(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | nâsude | |
| Polish | aproksymant(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | — | |
| Portuguese | aproximante(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | — | |
| Swedish | approximant(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | — | |
| Welsh | dynesolyn(consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) | — |
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