retroflex meaning in Tamil
நரம்பு ஒலி
UK/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks//ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/
retroflex in Tamil: நரம்பு ஒலி, நாவளை ஒலி. In English, retroflex means bent or curved backwards.
Tamil words for retroflex
- நரம்பு ஒலி, நாவளை ஒலி
English meaning of retroflex
- adjective Bent or curved backwards.
- 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.
- adjective Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
- adjective Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
retroflex in a sentence
- Near-synonyms: subapical, palatal
- Near-synonyms: apical, postalveolar
- Near-synonyms: laminal, postalveolar
Synonyms of retroflex
retroflex in other languages
Questions about retroflex in Tamil
- What is the meaning of retroflex in Tamil?
- Retroflex in Tamil is நரம்பு ஒலி, நாவளை ஒலி.
- retroflex என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Retroflex: நரம்பு ஒலி, நாவளை ஒலி.
- What does retroflex mean in English?
- Retroflex means bent or curved backwards.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: retroflex (page history and authors). 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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