Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
ない
Grade: 2
おん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
喉內音 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 喉内(こうない) (kōnai) + (おん) (on, sound).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)(ない)(おん) (kōnaion

  1. (phonetics) in Sanskrit phonology, a consonant made with the throat; a dorsal (/k, g, ŋ/) consonant

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN