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consonantal

/ˌkɒn.səˈnæn.təl/US/ˌkɑn.səˈnɛn.təl/

consonantal adjective: of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.

Adjective

consonantal (comparative more consonantal, superlative most consonantal)

  1. Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.
    Antonyms:
    vocalic
  2. Containing one or more consonants.
    • Due to the shape of the aspect infixes, ‹er› and ‹ol›, it is possible for the pseudovowels to occur immediately after their consonantal counterpart, as in *p‹ol›lltxe. When this happens in an unstressed syllable, the pseudovowel disappears, poltxe.2024 August 27, William S. Annis, “A Reference Grammar of Na’vi”, in Learn Na'vi, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2025, page 14

consonantal meaning in Tamil

consonantal in Tamil

உயிர்மெய் எழுத்து, எழுத்துகள் தொடர்பான, எழுத்துகளால் குறிக்கப்பட்ட, எழுத்துகளால் ஆக்கப்பட்ட, எழுத்துகளான

Antonyms of consonantal

Forms of consonantal

comparativemore consonantal
superlativemost consonantal

Origin of consonantal

From consonant + -al.

Words formed from consonantal

Questions about consonantal

What does consonantal mean?
Consonantal means of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.
What is consonantal in Tamil?
Consonantal in Tamil is உயிர்மெய் எழுத்து, எழுத்துகள் தொடர்பான, எழுத்துகளால் குறிக்கப்பட்ட. See Consonantal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is consonantal?
Consonantal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce consonantal?
Consonantal is pronounced /ˌkɒn.səˈnæn.təl/ (UK).

Words near consonantal in the dictionary

  1. consonant harmony
  2. consonant rhyme
  3. consonant rhymes
  4. consonant stem
  5. consonant stems
  6. consonantal
  7. consonantalization
  8. consonantalizations
  9. consonantalize
  10. consonantalized
  11. consonantalizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: consonantal (page history and authors); consonantal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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