Definition
The phonetic process of removing vibration from vocal cords while producing a consonant, making it sound more like a whisper.
Etymology
From devoice with the -ing suffix, creating both a gerund and a technical term used in phonetics and linguistics.
Kelly Says
Devoicing is so common in languages that linguists believe it might be a universal principle—languages seem to protect their vowels from devoicing while letting consonants do it freely!
Translations
ARالعربية
إزالة الصوت
i-za-la-tu-s-sa-w-t
CACatalà
desvocalitzat
de-svo-ka-li-tsa-t
CSČeština
nevyzvuklý
ne-vy-z-vuk-ly
DEDeutsch
Entonationseinstellung
en-to-na-tion-ein-stel-lung
ELΕλληνικά
απόσυρση
a-pos-ir-si
ESEspañol
desvocalización
des-vo-ka-li-za-syon
FISuomi
äännettömäksi
aen-net-to-maksi
FRFrançais
dévoisement
de-vwa-se-man
HIहिन्दी
निष्शब्दकरण
nish-shabd-kar-an
HUMagyar
hangtalan
hang-ta-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak bernada
tidak ber-nada
ITItaliano
sussurrazione
su-su-rra-tsyone
KKKK
түсінікті
ty-si-ni-kt-i
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak bernada
tidak ber-nada
MYမြန်မာ
အသံမရှိ
a-shan ma-y-shi
NLNederlands
ontonaal maken
on-to-naal ma-ken
PLPolski
bezgłosowe
bez-glos-o-we
PTPortuguês
desvozadura
des-vo-za-du-ra
RUРусский
девоicing
de-voicing
SVSvenska
tonlös
ton-loes
SWKiswahili
bila sauti
bi-la sau-ti
TAதமிழ்
மெல்லிய
mel-li-ya
THไทย
ไม่มีเสียง
mai mee song
TLTL
walang tono
wa-lang to-no
TRTürkçe
sessizleştirme
ses-siz-les-tir-me
UKУкраїнська
девокалізація
de-vo-ka-li-za-tsi-ya
URاردو
غیر آواز
ghi-r a-waz
VITiếng Việt
không có âm
khong co am