Retroflexed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bend or turn backward

articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛtɹoʊflˈɛkst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛtɹəʊflˈɛkst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛtɹəʊflˈɛkst/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛtɹoʊflˈɛkst/.

Examples

Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

replicate retroflex

Parts of Speech

verb	bend or turn backward
verb	articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate “Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants”
adjective	bent or curved backward

Word Forms

retroflection	noun	the act of bending backward
retroflexion	noun	the act of bending backward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

retroflexiert

sich beugen oder nach hinten drehen

🇫🇷French

rétroflexé

se pencher ou se retourner en arrière

🇪🇸Spanish

retroflexionado

doblarse o girar hacia atrás

🇮🇹Italian

retroflesso

piegarsi o girarsi all'indietro

🇳🇱Dutch

teruggebogen

buigen of achteruit draaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

retroflexado

dobrar ou virar para trás

🇷🇺Russian

ретрофлексированный

наклониться или повернуть назад

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेट्रोफ़्लेक्स्ड

पीछे की ओर झुकना या मुड़ना

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னோக்கி

வளைந்து அல்லது பின்னோக்கி திரும்பவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రెట్రోఫ్లెక్స్డ్

వంచు లేదా వెనుకకు తిరగండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रेट्रोफ्लेक्स्ड

वाकणे किंवा मागे वळा

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીટ્રોફ્લેક્સ્ડ

વાળવું અથવા પાછળ વળવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೆಟ್ರೋಫ್ಲೆಕ್ಸ್ಡ್

ಬಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിട്രോഫ്ലെക്സഡ്

വളയുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിന്നിലേക്ക് തിരിയുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后屈的

向后弯曲或转身

🇯🇵Japanese

後屈した

かがんだり後ろ向きになったり

🇰🇷Korean

역굴곡된

구부리거나 뒤로 젖히다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị phản xạ lại

uốn cong hoặc quay về phía sau

🇹🇭Thai

ถอยหลังกลับ

งอหรือหันหลังกลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

retrofleksi

membungkuk atau memutar ke belakang

🇵🇭Filipino

naka-retroflex

yumuko o lumiko pabalik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رجعي

الانحناء أو العودة إلى الوراء

🇮🇷Persian

رتروفلکس شده

خم شدن یا برگشتن به عقب

🇹🇷Turkish

geriye doğru bükülmüş

eğilmek veya geriye doğru dönmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

רטרופלקס

להתכופף או להסתובב לאחור

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

The primary meaning of 'retroflexed' is 'bend or turn backward'.

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

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

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

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