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plosive meaning in Tamil

வல்லெழுத்து

UK/ˈpləʊsɪv//ˈploʊsɪv/

plosive in Tamil: வல்லெழுத்து. In English, plosive means a speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.

Tamil words for plosive

வல்லெழுத்து

English meaning of plosive

  1. noun A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.
  2. adjective Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

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Questions about plosive in Tamil

What is the meaning of plosive in Tamil?
Plosive in Tamil is வல்லெழுத்து.
plosive என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Plosive: வல்லெழுத்து.
What does plosive mean in English?
Plosive means a speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: plosive (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: plosive (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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