Sekirov Dictionary

obstruent

/ˈɒbstɹuːənt/

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun2

•
A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.
- Lehmann (1998:77) and Steever (1998: 14, 16) considered āytam an allophone of Tamil /y/ before obstruents, but there is no real evidence for this assumption. — 2003
Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.

adjective1

Causing obstruction; blocking up.

forms

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