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retroflex meaning in Assamese

মূৰ্ধন্য murdhoinno

UK/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks//ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/

retroflex in Assamese: মূৰ্ধন্য (murdhoinno). In English, retroflex means bent or curved backwards.

Assamese words for retroflex

retroflex , ঠ , ড , ঢ , ণ , ৰ and ষ
মূৰ্ধন্য murdhoinno

English meaning of retroflex

  1. adjective Bent or curved backwards.
  2. adjective Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
  3. adjective Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
  4. adjective Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

Full definition of retroflex

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  • Near-synonyms: subapical, palatal
  • Near-synonyms: apical, postalveolar
  • Near-synonyms: laminal, postalveolar

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Questions about retroflex in Assamese

What is the meaning of retroflex in Assamese?
Retroflex in Assamese is মূৰ্ধন্য (murdhoinno).
retroflex ৰ অসমীয়া অৰ্থ কি?
Retroflex: মূৰ্ধন্য (murdhoinno).
What does retroflex mean in English?
Retroflex means bent or curved backwards.

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Assamese words from Wiktionary's Assamese entries whose English meaning is “retroflex”: মূৰ্ধন্য. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: retroflex (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Assamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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