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spirantization

/spaɪɹəntɪˈzeɪʃən/

spirantization noun: the process of a consonant becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.

Noun

spirantization (countable and uncountable, plural spirantizations)

  1. (uncountable) The process of a consonant becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.
  2. (countable) A particular instance of such change.

spirantization meaning in Tamil

spirantization in Tamil

உரசொலியாக்கம்

Forms of spirantization

pluralspirantizations
alternative formspirantisation

Origin of spirantization

From spirant + -ization.

Questions about spirantization

What does spirantization mean?
Spirantization means the process of a consonant becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.
What is spirantization in Tamil?
Spirantization in Tamil is உரசொலியாக்கம். See Spirantization meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spirantization?
Spirantization is a noun.
How do you pronounce spirantization?
Spirantization is pronounced /spaɪɹəntɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of spirantization?
The plural of spirantization is spirantizations.

Words near spirantization in the dictionary

  1. spirantal
  2. spiranthy
  3. spirantic
  4. spirantisation
  5. spirantisations
  6. spirantization
  7. spirantizations
  8. spirantize
  9. spirantized
  10. spirantizes
  11. spirantizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spirantization (page history and authors); spirantization (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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