Nasal — may refer to: Nose, a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the mouth Nasal bone, two small oblong bones placed side by side at the middle and upper part of… … Wikipedia
nasal — [nā′zəl] adj. [ModL nasalis < L nasus, NOSE] 1. of the nose 2. articulated by means of partial or complete closing of the mouth, as at the velum, alveolar ridge, or lips, so that all or part of the breath passes through the nose, as in the… … English World dictionary
Sound change — includes any processes of language change that affect pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change). Sound change can consist of the replacement of one speech sound (or, more generally, one phonetic feature) by… … Wikipedia
Nasal palatal approximant — ȷ̃ view · talk … Wikipedia
Nasal labio-velar approximant — w̃ view · talk … Wikipedia
Sound symbolism — or phonosemantics is a branch of linguistics and refers to the idea that vocal sounds have meaning. In particular, sound symbolism is the idea that phonemes (the written representations of sounds, transcribed between slashes like this: /b/) carry … Wikipedia
nasal — (adj.) 1650s, of the nose, from Fr. nasal, from L. nasus nose, the nose, sense of smell, from PIE *nas (see NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.)). Of speech sounds, attested from 1660s. As a noun, nasal letter or sound, from 1660s. Related: Nasality;… … Etymology dictionary
Nasal — Na sal, n. 1. An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] 3. (Anc. Armor)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nasal — in phonetics denotes a sound produced with the breath passing through the nose, e.g. m, n, ng, or French en, un … Modern English usage
nasal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the nose. 2) (of a speech sound) pronounced by the breath resonating in the nose, e.g. m, n, ng, or French en, un. 3) (of speech) characterized by resonance in the nose as well as the mouth. DERIVATIVES nasally adverb.… … English terms dictionary