Sonant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

produced with vibration of the vocal cords

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɑːnənt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒnənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒnənt/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɑːnənt/.

Examples

a frequently voiced opinion
voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

voiced voiced sound soft

Antonyms

unvoiced

Parts of Speech

noun	a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
adjective	produced with vibration of the vocal cords “a frequently voiced opinion”

Word Forms

sonant	adjective	produced with vibration of the vocal cords
sound	verb	utter with vibrating vocal chords
sonant	noun	a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

sonore

un son de parole accompagné du son des cordes vocales

🇪🇸Spanish

sonante

un sonido del habla acompañado por el sonido de las cuerdas vocales

🇮🇹Italian

sonante

suono del parlato accompagnato dal suono delle corde vocali

🇵🇹Portuguese

sonante

um som de fala acompanhado pelo som das cordas vocais

🇷🇺Russian

сонант

звук речи, сопровождаемый звуком голосовых связок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गूंजनेवाला

स्वर रज्जु से ध्वनि के साथ एक भाषण ध्वनि

🇧🇩Bengali

সোনান্ট

একটি বক্তৃতা শব্দ ভোকাল কর্ড থেকে শব্দ দ্বারা অনুষঙ্গী

🇮🇳Tamil

சோனண்ட்

குரல் நாண்களிலிருந்து ஒலியுடன் ஒரு பேச்சு ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

సొనెంట్

స్వర తంతువుల నుండి ధ్వనితో కూడిన ప్రసంగ ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

सोनंट

व्होकल कॉर्डमधून आवाजासह एक भाषण आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોનન્ટ

અવાજની દોરીઓમાંથી અવાજ સાથે વાણીનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋನಾಂಟ್

ಗಾಯನ ಹಗ್ಗಗಳಿಂದ ಧ್ವನಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತಿನ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സോനൻ്റ്

വോക്കൽ കോഡുകളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ശബ്ദത്തോടൊപ്പമുള്ള ഒരു സംഭാഷണ ശബ്ദം

🇵🇰Urdu

سوننٹ

ایک تقریر کی آواز جس کے ساتھ مخر کی ہڈیوں سے آواز آتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奏鸣曲

伴随着声带发出的声音的语音

🇯🇵Japanese

ソナント

声帯からの音を伴う音声

🇰🇷Korean

유성음

성대에서 나오는 소리를 동반하는 말소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm vang

một âm thanh lời nói kèm theo âm thanh từ dây thanh âm

🇹🇭Thai

โซแนนท์

เสียงพูดพร้อมกับเสียงจากสายเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersuara

bunyi ujaran yang disertai bunyi dari pita suara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سونانت

صوت الكلام مصحوبا بصوت من الحبال الصوتية

🇮🇷Persian

سونانت

صدای گفتاری همراه با صدایی از تارهای صوتی

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוננט

צליל דיבור מלווה בצליל ממיתרי הקול

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The primary meaning of 'sonant' is 'a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords'.

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

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

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