Lallation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'

gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lælˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/lalˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lalˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /lælˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

babbling babble

Word Forms

babble

verb

utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

lalación

articulación defectuosa del fonema `l' o del fonema `r' se pronuncia como `l'

🇮🇹Italian

lallazione

articolazione difettosa del fonema "l" o del fonema "r" viene pronunciato come "l"

🇳🇱Dutch

lallatie

gebrekkige articulatie van het ‘l’-foneem of het foneem ‘r’ wordt uitgesproken als ‘l’

🇵🇹Portuguese

lalação

articulação defeituosa do fonema `l' ou do fonema `r' é pronunciado como `l'

🇷🇺Russian

рычание

дефектная артикуляция фонемы «л» или фонемы «р» произносится как «л»

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ललकार

'एल' ध्वनि या ध्वनि 'आर' की दोषपूर्ण अभिव्यक्ति को 'एल' के रूप में उच्चारित किया जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒலித்தல்

`எல்' ஃபோன்மே அல்லது ஃபோன்மே `ஆர்' இன் குறைபாடுள்ள உச்சரிப்பு `எல்' என உச்சரிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

లాలషన్

`l' ఫోనెమ్ లేదా ఫోనెమ్ `r' యొక్క లోపభూయిష్ట ఉచ్ఛారణ `l' గా ఉచ్ఛరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

लॅलेशन

'l' फोनेमचे दोषपूर्ण उच्चार किंवा फोनेम 'r' चा उच्चार 'l' म्हणून केला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

લૅલેશન

`l' ફોનેમ અથવા ફોનેમ `r' ની ખામીયુક્ત ઉચ્ચારણ `l' તરીકે ઉચ્ચારવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಲೇಶನ್

`l' ಫೋನೆಮ್ ಅಥವಾ ಧ್ವನಿಮಾ `r' ನ ದೋಷಯುಕ್ತ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆಯನ್ನು `l' ಎಂದು ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാലേഷൻ

'l' എന്ന ശബ്ദത്തിൻ്റെയോ 'r' എന്ന ശബ്ദത്തിൻ്റെയോ വികലമായ ഉച്ചാരണം `l' ആയി ഉച്ചരിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

لالیشن

'l' فونیم یا فونیم 'r' کے عیب دار اظہار کو 'l' کے طور پر تلفظ کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拉拉

“l”音素或音素“r”的发音有缺陷，发音为“l”

🇯🇵Japanese

ラレーション

「l」音素の調音に欠陥がある、または音素「r」が「l」と発音される

🇰🇷Korean

찬양

'l' 음소의 조음 결함 또는 음소 'r'이 'l'로 발음됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự la hét

phát âm khiếm khuyết của âm vị `l' hoặc âm vị `r' được phát âm là `l'

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงร้อง

ข้อต่อที่บกพร่องของหน่วยเสียง `l' หรือหน่วยเสียง 'r' ออกเสียงว่า 'l'

🇮🇩Indonesian

lalatasi

artikulasi fonem `l' yang cacat atau fonem `r' diucapkan sebagai `l'

🇲🇾Malay

lalasi

artikulasi fonem `l' yang cacat atau fonem `r' disebut sebagai `l'

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

lalation

النطق المعيب للصوت "l" أو الصوت "r" يتم نطقه كـ "l"

🇮🇷Persian

لالاسیون

بیان ناقص واج «ل» یا واج «ر» به صورت «ل» تلفظ می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

lallasyon

'l' foneminin hatalı eklemlenmesi veya 'r' foneminin 'l' olarak telaffuz edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לללציה

ניסוח פגום של הפונמה `l' או הפונמה `r' מבוטא בתור `l'

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'lallation'?

The primary meaning of 'lallation' is 'defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l''.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lallation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'lallation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lallation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lallation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'lallation' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'lallation' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'lallation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'lallation' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'lallation' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'lallation' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted