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Etymology edit

Coined as the counterpart to svarabhakti, from Sanskrit व्यञ्जनभक्ति (vyañjanabhakti), compound of व्यञ्जन (vyañjana, consonant) +‎ भक्ति (bhakti).

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IPA(key): /ˌvjɑːnd͡ʒənəˈbɑːkti/

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vyanjanabhakti (usually uncountable, plural vyanjanabhaktis)

  1. (linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a consonant, as in the p in consumption; excrescence.

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