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retroflex meaning in Odia

ମୂର୍ଦ୍ଧନ୍ୟ murddhanya

UK/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks//ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/

retroflex in Odia: ମୂର୍ଦ୍ଧନ୍ୟ (murddhanya). In English, retroflex means bent or curved backwards.

Odia words for retroflex

retroflex
ମୂର୍ଦ୍ଧନ୍ୟ murddhanya

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 Odia

What is the meaning of retroflex in Odia?
Retroflex in Odia is ମୂର୍ଦ୍ଧନ୍ୟ (murddhanya).
retroflex ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Retroflex: ମୂର୍ଦ୍ଧନ୍ୟ (murddhanya).
What does retroflex mean in English?
Retroflex means bent or curved backwards.

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Odia words from Wiktionary's Odia entries whose English meaning is “retroflex”: ମୂର୍ଦ୍ଧନ୍ୟ. 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 Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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