debuccalization
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From de- (“from, off”) + buccal (“pertaining to the mouth”) + -ization. Literally meaning “removal from the mouth”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
debuccalization (usually uncountable, plural debuccalizations)
- (phonology) A sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes [h] or [ʔ].
- Antonym: buccalization
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Translations[edit]
sound change involving the glottis
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