Cacuminal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾeɪlˌɛptɪfˌɔːɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/kakjˈuːmɪnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kakjˈuːmɪnəl/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾeɪlˌɛptɪfˌɔːɹm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retroflex

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kakuminal

wird ausgesprochen, indem die Zungenspitze nach hinten zum harten Gaumen gedreht wird

🇮🇹Italian

cacuminale

pronunciato con la punta della lingua rivolta all'indietro verso il palato duro

🇳🇱Dutch

cacuminaal

uitgesproken met het puntje van de tong teruggekeerd naar het harde gehemelte

🇷🇺Russian

какуминальный

произносится кончиком языка, повернутым назад к твердому небу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैक्यूमिनल

जीभ की नोक को कठोर तालु की ओर मोड़कर उच्चारित किया जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

கக்குமினல்

கடினமான அண்ணத்தை நோக்கி திரும்பிய நாக்கின் நுனியுடன் உச்சரிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కాకుమినల్

గట్టిగా అంగిలి వైపు తిరిగి నాలుక కొనతో ఉచ్ఛరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેક્યુમિનલ

જીભની ટોચ સાથે ઉચ્ચારણ સખત તાળવું તરફ પાછું વળ્યું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಕ್ಯುಮಿನಲ್

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಅಂಗುಳಿನ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿದ ನಾಲಿಗೆಯ ತುದಿಯಿಂದ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാക്കുമിനൽ

നാവിൻ്റെ അഗ്രം കൊണ്ട് ഉച്ചരിക്കുന്നത് കഠിനമായ അണ്ണാക്കിലേക്ക് തിരിച്ചു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阴部的

发音时舌尖转回硬腭

🇯🇵Japanese

盲腸の

舌先を硬口蓋に向けて発音する

🇰🇷Korean

정점의

혀 끝이 경구개 쪽으로 돌아가면서 발음됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hèn hạ

phát âm với đầu lưỡi quay ngược về phía vòm miệng cứng

🇹🇭Thai

ซากศพ

เด่นชัดโดยให้ปลายลิ้นหันไปทางเพดานแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kakuminal

diucapkan dengan ujung lidah menghadap ke langit-langit keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وغد حقير

يتم نطقه مع عودة طرف اللسان نحو الحنك الصلب

🇮🇷Persian

کاکومینال

با نوک زبان برگشته به سمت کام سخت تلفظ می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kakuminal

dilin ucu sert damağa doğru dönük olarak telaffuz edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

קקומיל

מבוטא עם קצה הלשון מופנה לאחור לכיוון החיך הקשה

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

The primary meaning of 'cacuminal' is 'pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate'.

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

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

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

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

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