Consonantalize

/ˌkɒnsəˈnæntəlaɪz/ verb

Definition

To convert a sound into a consonant or to treat something as having consonant-like properties; to make consonantal in nature.

Etymology

From consonantal + -ize (suffix meaning 'to make' or 'to cause to become'). A technical linguistic term developed in the 20th century for language evolution studies.

Kelly Says

Languages constantly consonantalize and vowelize sounds—liquids like 'R' are wild because they shift between consonant and vowel status depending on where they sit in a word, showing language is more fluid than textbooks suggest.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምባገር ለማድረግ
am-ba-ger le-ma-dreg
ARالعربية
تصحيف
t-s-ḥ-īf
BNবাংলা
বর্ণসমূহকে কঠিন কর
borno-s-mu-he kat-hin kor
CACatalà
consonantalisar
konsonant-ali-sar
CSČeština
konsonantizovat
konsonant-i-zo-vat
DADansk
konsonantalisere
konsonant-ali-se-re
DEDeutsch
Konsonantisieren
konsonant-i-zeː-ren
ELΕλληνικά
συλλαβισμός
si-la-vis-mos
ESEspañol
consonantizar
konsonant-ee-sar
FAفارسی
مصوت کردن
mas-oot kard-an
FISuomi
konsonanttiaistuttaa
konsonant-ti-a-is-tu-uttaa
FRFrançais
consonantiser
kɔ̃sɔnɑ̃.ti.zeʁ
GUGU
વ્યંજનિત કરવું
vyanjanit kar-vu
HAHA
yiyaye
yi-ya-ye
HEעברית
לשנות ל-קonsonants
le-sh-not le-konsonants
HIहिन्दी
व्यंजनित करना
vyanjanit karna
HUMagyar
mássalhangzóssá tenni
ma-ssal-hang-zó-ssa ten-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengkonsonantikan
men-konson-an-ti-kan
IGIG
gbaghara
gba-ghara
ITItaliano
consonantizzare
konsonant-i-t-tsare
JA日本語
子音化する
shi-on-ni-kawaru
KKKK
жекелеу
je-ke-leu
KMKM
ប្រក់អាកាស
brak a-kas
KO한국어
자음화하다
ja-eum-hwa-hada
MRMR
व्यंजनित करणे
vyanjanit karan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
membentuk konsonan
mem-bentuk konsonan
MYမြန်မာ
သံသယ့်ပြုလုပ်
than-thay-pyu-lu-p-ok
NLNederlands
consonantiseren
konsonant-i-ze-ren
NONorsk
konsonantisere
konsonant-i-se-re
PAPA
ਅਕਸ਼ਰਨ
akshar-n
PLPolski
konsonantyzować
konsonant-i-zować
PTPortuguês
consonantizar
konsonant-i-zar
RORomână
consonantiza
konsonant-i-za
RUРусский
согласонизировать
soglasonir-it-sya
SVSvenska
konsonantalisera
konsonant-ali-se-ra
SWKiswahili
fanya sauti za mviringo
fan-ya sau-ti za m-vi-rin-go
TAதமிழ்
மெய் எழுத்துக்களை மாற்று
mey-e-zhuttu-k-lai ma-atru
TEతెలుగు
స్వరాలుగా మార్చండి
svara-alu-ga ma-archandi
THไทย
ทำให้เป็นพยัญชนะ
thae-me-ben-ph-yan-chan-na
TLTL
gumawa ng mga katinig
gu-ma-wa ng mga ka-ti-nig
TRTürkçe
Ünsüzleştirmek
ünsüz-le-stir-mek
UKУкраїнська
консонантизувати
konsonant-i-zu-vaty
URاردو
مصوت بنان
mas-oot ben-an
VITiếng Việt
phần âm phụ thanh
phan am phu thanh
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
辅音化
fǔ yīn huà
ZUZU
ukususa
u-ku-su-sa

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