English Dictionary

consonantalize

verb

(phonetics) To become, or cause to become, (more) consonantal.

The word 'strength' can be consonantalized by adding a 't' sound at the end.

意味（1）

(phonetics) To become, or cause to become, (more) consonantal.

It is usually defined as a process whereby front vowels consonantalize (palatalize) to the semivowel /j/ when followed by certain other vowels … or whereby back vowels consonantalize (labiovelarize) to the semivowel /w/ …