retroflex

ˈrɛtroʊˌflɛks
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Translation of retroflex into Russian

Adjective

1.

shape

Rare
bent or curved backwards
Rare
ретрофлексный изогнутый загнутый назад
  • The retroflex design of the chair was unique.Уникальный дизайн стула был изогнутым.
2.

phonetics

TECH.
relating to tongue tip raised and bent backwards
TECH.
ретрофлексный retrofleksnyi
  • The retroflex sound is common in some Indian languages.Ретрофлексный звук распространён в некоторых индийских языках.
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Synonyms and analogies of retroflex in English

adj.bentcurvedretroflexedMore synonyms

Examples of retroflex in a sentence

  • Her retroflex posture caused some concern among the doctors.
  • Retroflex consonants can be challenging for English speakers.
  • The linguist explained the retroflex articulation in detail.

Translations of "retroflex" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
ретрофлексныйadj. - retrofleksny

Ż occasionally devoices to the voiceless retroflex fricative, particularly in final position.

Ż изредка обозначает глухой ретрофлексный фрикативный, особенно в конце слова.

The Sinhala alphabet has prenasalized versions of g, ḍ (voiced retroflex stop), d̪ (voiced dental stop) and b.

В сингальском письме имеются знаки для записи преназализованных g, ḍ (звонкий ретрофлексный взрыв), d̪ (звонкий зубной взрыв) и b.

[ɳ] voiced retroflex nasal, common in Indic languages [n']

[ɳ] звонкий ретрофлексный, распространённый в индийских языках [n']

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retroflex: Examples and translations in context

The alveolars may add a slight retroflex onglide to a following vowel, and the retroflexes may assimilate alveolars in the same word.

Альвеолярные могут добавлять небольшой ретрофлексный на величине скольжения для следующих гласных, и ретрофлексные могут поглощать альвеолярные в некоторых словах.

The orientation of the hook can change its meaning: when it is below and curls to the left it can be interpreted as a palatal hook, and when it curls to the right is called hook tail or tail and can be interpreted as a retroflex hook.

Ориентация знака может влиять на его значение: когда он находится внизу и направлен влево - он может быть трактован как палатальный крюк, а когда он направлен вправо - он называется «хвостиком» и может быть интерпретирован как ретрофлексный крюк.

In Hindi there are three, a simple retroflex flap as in [bɐɽɑː] big, a murmured retroflex flap as in [koɽʱiː]leper, and a retroflex nasal flap in the Hindicized pronunciation of Sanskrit [mɐɽ̃i] ruby.

В хинди их три: простой ретрофлексный удар ([bɐɽɑː] большой), придыхательный ретрофлексный удар ([koɽʱiː]проказа) и ретрофлексный назальный удар в индифицированном прочтении санскрита ([mɐɽ̃i] рубин).

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