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fricative meaning in Tamil

உரசொலி

/ˈfɹɪkətɪv/US/ˈfɹɪkətɪv/

fricative in Tamil: உரசொலி. In English, fricative means any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

Tamil words for fricative

உரசொலி

English meaning of fricative

  1. noun Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
  2. adjective Produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

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Questions about fricative in Tamil

What is the meaning of fricative in Tamil?
Fricative in Tamil is உரசொலி.
fricative என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Fricative: உரசொலி.
What does fricative mean in English?
Fricative means any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: fricative (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: fricative (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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