nasal vowel

nasal vowel

English

Noun

Examples (French)
/ɑ̃/ in dans /ɛ̃/ in vin /œ̃/ in parfum

nasal vowel (plural nasal vowels)

1. (phonetics) A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.

   Antonym: oral vowel

   Hypernym: nasal

   Coordinate term: nasal consonant

Translations

nasal vowel

French: voyelle nasale f German: Nasenvokal m, Nasalvokal (de) m, nasaler Vokal m, nasalierter Vokal m Italian: vocale nasale f

Polish: nosówka (pl) f, samogłoska nosowa f Portuguese: vogal nasal f

Further reading

• nasal vowel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia