Continuant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːdənsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntˈɪnjuːənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntˈɪnjuːənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːdənsᵻz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sibilant continuant consonant fricative strident spirant

Antonyms

stop consonant

Parts of Speech

noun	consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
adjective	of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Word Forms

continuance	noun	the property of enduring or continuing in time
sibilant	noun	a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
sibilate	verb	pronounce with an initial sibilant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kontinuierlich

Konsonant, der durch Verengung (aber nicht Schließung) des Stimmtrakts artikuliert wird

🇫🇷French

continu

consonne articulée en resserrant (mais pas en fermant) le conduit vocal

🇪🇸Spanish

continuo

consonante articulada mediante la constricción (pero no el cierre) del tracto vocal

🇮🇹Italian

continuativo

consonante articolata restringendo (ma non chiudendo) il tratto vocale

🇳🇱Dutch

continu

medeklinker die wordt gearticuleerd door het stemkanaal te vernauwen (maar niet te sluiten).

🇵🇹Portuguese

contínuo

consoante articulada comprimindo (mas não fechando) o trato vocal

🇷🇺Russian

постоянный

Согласный произносится путем сужения (но не закрытия) голосового тракта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतत

व्यंजन स्वर तंत्र को संकुचित (लेकिन बंद नहीं) करके व्यक्त किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ধারাবাহিক

ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ কণ্ঠনালীকে সংকুচিত করে (কিন্তু বন্ধ না করে) করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடர்ச்சியான

குரல் பாதையை சுருக்கி (ஆனால் மூடாமல்) வெளிப்படுத்தும் மெய்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరంతర

స్వర మార్గాన్ని సంకోచించడం (కానీ మూసివేయడం కాదు) ద్వారా వ్యక్తీకరించబడిన హల్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

सतत

स्वराचा मार्ग संकुचित करून (परंतु बंद न करता) उच्चारित व्यंजन

🇮🇳Gujarati

સતત

સ્વર માર્ગને સંકુચિત કરીને (પરંતુ બંધ ન કરીને) ઉચ્ચારવામાં આવેલ વ્યંજન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಂತರ

ವ್ಯಂಜನವು ಗಾಯನ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಸಂಕುಚಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ (ಆದರೆ ಮುಚ್ಚದೆ) ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുടർച്ചയായി

വ്യഞ്ജനാക്ഷരങ്ങൾ വോക്കൽ ലഘുലേഖയെ ചുരുക്കിക്കൊണ്ട് (എന്നാൽ അടയ്‌ക്കുന്നില്ല).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰੰਤਰ

ਵੋਕਲ ਟ੍ਰੈਕਟ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਕੁਚਿਤ (ਪਰ ਬੰਦ ਨਾ ਕਰਕੇ) ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਅੰਜਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسلسل

آواز کی نالی کو محدود کرنے (لیکن بند نہیں) کے ذریعے بیان کیا جانے والا حرف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

连续的

通过收缩（但不是关闭）声道发音的辅音

🇯🇵Japanese

継続的な

声道を収縮させる（閉じるわけではない）ことによって発音される子音

🇰🇷Korean

계속되는

성도를 수축시켜(닫지는 않음) 발음되는 자음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liên tục

phụ âm được phát âm bằng cách thu hẹp (nhưng không đóng) đường phát âm

🇹🇭Thai

ต่อเนื่อง

พยัญชนะที่เปล่งออกมาโดยการบีบรัด (แต่ไม่ปิด) ช่องเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terus menerus

konsonan diartikulasikan dengan menyempitkan (tetapi tidak menutup) saluran vokal

🇵🇭Filipino

tuloy-tuloy

katinig na binibigkas sa pamamagitan ng paghihigpit (ngunit hindi pagsasara) ng vocal tract

🇲🇾Malay

berterusan

konsonan yang dinyatakan dengan menyempitkan (tetapi tidak menutup) saluran vokal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستمر

يتم نطق الحرف الساكن عن طريق تضييق (ولكن ليس إغلاق) القناة الصوتية

🇮🇷Persian

مستمر

صامت که با منقبض کردن (اما نه بستن) مجرای صوتی بیان می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sürekli

ses yolunu daraltarak (ancak kapatmadan) ifade edilen ünsüz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתמשך

עיצור המנוסח על ידי כיווץ (אך לא סגירה) של מערכת הקול

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