Nasal: meaning, definitions and examples
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nasal
[ หneษชz(ษ)l ]
medical
Relating to the nose or the sense of smell.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Nasal congestion is a common symptom of a cold.
- The nasal cavity is lined with mucous membranes.
linguistics
A sound produced by air passing through the nose and typically resonated in the nasal cavities. In phonetics, nasal sounds are produced by lowering the soft palate allowing air to escape through the nose.
Synonyms
nasal consonant, nasal sound, nasal vowel
Examples of usage
- In French, the 'n' and 'm' sounds are nasal consonants.
- Some languages, like Portuguese, have nasal vowels.
Translations
Translations of the word "nasal" in other languages:
๐ต๐น nasal
๐ฎ๐ณ เคจเคพเคธเคฟเคเฅเคฏ
๐ฉ๐ช nasal
๐ฎ๐ฉ hidung
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะพัะพะฒะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ nosowy
๐ฏ๐ต ้ผปใฎ
๐ซ๐ท nasal
๐ช๐ธ nasal
๐น๐ท nazal
๐ฐ๐ท ๋น๊ฐ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฃููู
๐จ๐ฟ nosnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ nosovรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ้ผป็
๐ธ๐ฎ nosni
๐ฎ๐ธ nefhola
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะผาฑััะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แชแฎแแแ แแก
๐ฆ๐ฟ burun
๐ฒ๐ฝ nasal
Word origin
The word 'nasal' originates from the Latin word 'nasus' meaning 'nose'. It has been used in English since the 17th century to describe things related to the nose or nasal passages. In the field of linguistics, 'nasal' has been used to refer to sounds produced through the nose since the early 19th century.