engma
/ˈɛŋ.mə/
engma noun: the velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
Noun
engma (plural engmas)
- The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
- The velar nasal (engma) is transcribed as /ng/.1985, James Joseph Errington, Language and Social Change in Java: Linguistic Reflexes of Modernization in a Traditional Royal Polity
- The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA.
- We kept some of the foreign alphabet symbols such as the accented and umlauted vowels and Greek letters and used the rest of the space for more esoteric linguistic symbols such as "barred-l," and "engma."1989, Elizabeth A. Edwards, “A Computer Column for All Seasons”, in Margaret S. Boone, editor, Practicing Anthropology, volume 11, number 2
Synonyms of engma
Forms of engma
| plural | engmas |
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Origin of engma
Perhaps a blend of eng + agma.
Questions about engma
- What does engma mean?
- Engma means the velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
- What part of speech is engma?
- Engma is a noun.
- How do you pronounce engma?
- Engma is pronounced /ˈɛŋ.mə/.
- What is the plural of engma?
- The plural of engma is engmas.
Words near engma in the dictionary
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