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consonant vs ejective

ejective vs consonant

consonant and ejective both are nouns.

consonant is an adjective but ejective is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consonant Yes Yes No No
ejective Yes No No No
As nouns, ejective is a hyponym of consonant; that is, ejective is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consonant:
  • consonant: a speech sound that is not a vowel
  • ejective: a type of consonant in some languages, e.g., Hausa, produced by sudden release of pressure from the glottis.
Other hyponyms of consonant include alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant, obstruent, aspirate, labial, labial consonant, labiodental, labiodental consonant, nasal, nasal consonant, lingual, liquid, geminate, surd, voiceless consonant, velar, velar consonant, guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant, ejective consonant, post-alveolar, post-alveolar consonant, postalveolar, postalveolar consonant, oral consonant, coronal consonant.
consonant (noun) ejective (noun)
a speech sound that is not a vowel a type of consonant in some languages, e.g., Hausa, produced by sudden release of pressure from the glottis.
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
consonant (adjective) ejective (adjective)
in keeping
involving or characterized by harmony
Difference between consonant and ejective

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