Sekirov Dictionary

cacuminal

/kəˈkjuːmənəl/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

Pertaining to a point, top, or crown.
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(old-fashioned) Pronounced using a concave or retroflexed tongue; occasionally palatal sounds more generally.
- /L/ and /N/, slightly more cacuminal than the alveolar series, are very rare, and occur only in word-final position. — 1942

noun1

(old-fashioned) A sound pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.

forms

cacuminals · more cacuminal · most cacuminal

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