Aspiratory

/æˈspaɪrətɔːri/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or involving aspiration; having the quality of breathing in or drawing in air, gas, or liquid.

Etymology

From 'aspire' (Latin 'aspirare') + '-ory' (adjective suffix meaning 'relating to or characterized by'). The suffix '-ory' comes from Latin and creates adjectives describing function or nature.

Kelly Says

In grammar, 'aspiratory' sounds technical, but it just means 'relating to breathing'—like how an aspiratory sound in linguistics is one where you breathe air along with the speech sound, which many languages use but English mostly doesn't.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነፍስ ማጣር
ne-fis ma-ta-r
ARالعربية
استنشاقي
is-tan-sha-qi
BNবাংলা
শ্বাস
shwaas
CACatalà
aspiratori
as-pee-ra-to-ri
CSČeština
dýchání
dy-cha-ni
DADansk
åndedrækning
an-de-dre-k-ning
DEDeutsch
Aspirations
as-pi-ra-tion
ELΕλληνικά
αναπνοή
ana-pno-i
ESEspañol
aspirador
as-pee-ra-dor
FAفارسی
تنفس
tan-fas
FISuomi
hengitys
hen-gi-tys
FRFrançais
aspiratoire
as-pee-ra-to-ir
GUGU
સુકણા
soo-ka-na
HAHA
farkon
far-kon
HEעברית
השאיר
ha-sha-ir
HIहिन्दी
श्वास
shvaas
HUMagyar
légzés
leg-zes
IDBahasa Indonesia
menelan udara
me-ne-lan u-da-ra
IGIG
ịgba
ig-ba
ITItaliano
aspirate
as-pee-ra-te
JA日本語
吸引
ken-in
KKKK
төрпес
to-r-pes
KMKM
ការដោះ
ka-ar-do-ah
KO한국어
흡입
heup-ip
MRMR
श्वास
shvaas
MSBahasa Melayu
pernapasan
per-na-pasan
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြို
lu-k-yo
NLNederlands
ademhaling
a-dem-ha-ling
NONorsk
åndedrækning
an-de-dre-k-ning
PAPA
ਸੁவா
su-wa
PLPolski
oddychanie
od-dy-cha-nie
PTPortuguês
aspirador
as-pee-ra-dor
RORomână
respirație
re-spi-ra-tie
RUРусский
аспираторный
as-pi-ra-tor-ny
SVSvenska
andas
an-das
SWKiswahili
kupua
ku-pu-a
TAதமிழ்
வாசிப்பு
va-shi-ppu
TEతెలుగు
శ్వాస
shwaas
THไทย
สูด
sood
TLTL
paghinga
pa-hin-ga
TRTürkçe
solunum
so-lu-num
UKУкраїнська
дихання
di-khan-nya
URاردو
سانس
saans
VITiếng Việt
hít vào
hit vao
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
吸入
xī rù
ZUZU
ukuhlala
u-ku-hla-la

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