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fricative

/ˈfrɪkətɪv/noun

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noun
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    [C] phonetics

    a speech sound made by forcing breath out through a narrow space in the mouth

    संघर्षी व्यंजन

    • The sounds /f/, /v/, /s/ and /z/ are fricatives.
adjective
  1. 1

    phonetics

    (of a consonant) made by forcing breath out through a narrow space in the mouth

    संघर्षी

    • fricative consonants