声母 — meaning in English

English meaning

• initial adj Happening at the very start; first.

Senses

声母 is used for these senses in English:

• initial The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
• initial (phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.

initial — full definition

1. adj Happening at the very start; first.
2. noun The first letter of a name or word.
3. verb To mark or sign something with your initials.

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