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consonant vs obstruent

obstruent vs consonant

consonant and obstruent both are nouns.

consonant is an adjective but obstruent is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consonant Yes Yes No No
obstruent Yes No No No
As nouns, obstruent is a hyponym of consonant; that is, obstruent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consonant:
  • consonant: a speech sound that is not a vowel
  • obstruent: a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
Other hyponyms of consonant include alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant, 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, ejective consonant, post-alveolar, post-alveolar consonant, postalveolar, postalveolar consonant, oral consonant, coronal consonant.
consonant (noun) obstruent (noun)
a speech sound that is not a vowel a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
consonant (adjective) obstruent (adjective)
in keeping
involving or characterized by harmony
Difference between consonant and obstruent

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