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retroflex meaning in Urdu

پیچھے جھکا ہوا

UK/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks//ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/

retroflex in Urdu: پیچھے جھکا ہوا. In English, retroflex means bent or curved backwards.

Urdu words for retroflex

پیچھے جھکا ہوا

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 Urdu

What is the meaning of retroflex in Urdu?
Retroflex in Urdu is پیچھے جھکا ہوا.
retroflex کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Retroflex: پیچھے جھکا ہوا.
What does retroflex mean in English?
Retroflex means bent or curved backwards.

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Urdu words from Urdu 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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