Egressive

/ɛˈɡrɛsɪv/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characterized by going out or exiting; moving outward or away.

Etymology

From egress plus the adjectival suffix -ive (from Latin -ivus), meaning 'characterized by' or 'relating to.'

Kelly Says

In phonetics, 'egressive' describes airflow produced while breathing out (opposite of 'ingressive'), which is why clicks in African languages can be ingressive—the air direction completely changes how the sound is made.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ
an-d
ARالعربية
نشط
nash-tah
BNবাংলা
প্রকাশ
pro-kaash
CACatalà
expressiu
ek-spre-s-ee-oo
CSČeština
vyražený
vee-ra-zhe-e
DADansk
udtrykkende
oot-dree-k-ken-de
DEDeutsch
ausdrücklich
ow-sh-druck-lee-ch
ELΕλληνικά
εξωστρέφης
eh-k-o-stre-fees
ESEspañol
egressivo
eh-gres-see-vo
FAفارسی
فعال
fa-al
FISuomi
uljas
ul-jas
FRFrançais
excessif
ehk-seh-seev
GUGU
નિર્ગમ
nir-gam
HAHA
fita
fee-ta
HEעברית
פעיל
peh-e-el
HIहिन्दी
बाह्य
bah-ya
HUMagyar
kifejező
kee-fe-je-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekspresif
ek-spre-sif
IGIG
egbe
eh-g-beh
ITItaliano
egressivo
eh-gres-see-vo
JA日本語
積極的
se-ki-te-ki
KKKK
шығу
shy-gu
KMKM
ចេញ
chehn
KO한국어
외향적인
oe-hyang-jeok-in
MRMR
बाहेर
ba-he-er
MSBahasa Melayu
ekspresif
ek-spre-sif
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးပါ
k-yee-pa
NLNederlands
uitdrukkend
oot-druk-kend
NONorsk
uttrykkende
oot-tr-ykk-en-de
PAPA
बाहर
ba-har
PLPolski
wyraźny
v-ish-chny
PTPortuguês
egressivo
eh-gres-see-vo
RORomână
expressiv
ek-spres-siv
RUРусский
выразительный
vy-raz-i-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
utåtgående
oot-a-t-go-an-de
SWKiswahili
mkaidi
m-kai-di
TAதமிழ்
வெளிப்படையான
vel-ee-ppa-da-yaan
TEతెలుగు
వివరణ
vi-va-ra-na
THไทย
กระตือรือร้น
kra-d-t-ru-raen
TLTL
mapagpahayag
ma-pa-ga-ha-ya-g
TRTürkçe
aktif
ak-tif
UKУкраїнська
виражений
vee-ra-zhen
URاردو
جوش
joosh
VITiếng Việt
tích cực
tee-ch-khok
YOYO
wájú
wa-joo
ZH中文
外向的
wai-xiang-de
ZUZU
ukusho
oo-koo-sho

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