sonorant

== English == === Etymology === From sonorous +‎ -ant, 1930s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/, /ˈsɒn(ə)ɹ(ə)nt/ === Noun === sonorant (plural sonorants) (phonetics) A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc. Synonym: resonant Antonym: obstruent Hyponyms: approximant, glide, liquid, nasal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === sonorant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia