nasaali — meaning in English
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English meaning
- nasal adj Relating to the nose.
Senses
nasaali is used for these senses in English:
- nasal (phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.
- nasal (historical) The part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
nasal — full definition
- adj Relating to the nose.
- adj Describing a sound made by letting air pass through the nose, as with the consonants "m," "n," and "ng."
- adj Of a voice: sounding as if it comes through the nose, often thought of as whiny or twangy.