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nasalization

UK/ˌneɪ.zəˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌneɪ.zə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

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nasalization noun: the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth.

Noun

nasalization (countable and uncountable, plural nasalizations)

  1. (uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth
  2. (countable) a particular instance of such change
  3. (Irish) eclipsis

nasalization meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit and Arabic

nasalization in Hindi

nasalization
अनुनासिकता anunāsiktā

nasalization in Urdu

articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
غُنَائِیّت ġunnāiyyat, غُنَّہ پَن ġunna pan

nasalization in Sanskrit

nasalization
अनुनासिक anunāsika

nasalization in Arabic

articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
غُنَّة ḡunna
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nasalization in Vietnamese
mũi hoá

Forms of nasalization

pluralnasalizations
alternative formnasalisation

Origin of nasalization

From nasalize + -ation.

Words formed from nasalization

Questions about nasalization

What does nasalization mean?
Nasalization means the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth.
What is nasalization in Hindi?
Nasalization in Hindi is अनुनासिकता (anunāsiktā). See Nasalization meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is nasalization?
Nasalization is a noun.
How do you pronounce nasalization?
Nasalization is pronounced /ˌneɪ.zəˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of nasalization?
The plural of nasalization is nasalizations.

Words near nasalization in the dictionary

  1. nasalising
  2. nasalism
  3. nasalisms
  4. nasalities
  5. nasality
  6. nasalization
  7. nasalizations
  8. nasalize
  9. nasalized
  10. nasalizes
  11. nasalizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nasalization (page history and authors); अनुनासिकता (Hindi) (page history and authors); अनुनासिक (Sanskrit) (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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