debuccalization

English

Etymology

From de- (“from, off”) +‎ buccal (“pertaining to the mouth”) +‎ -ization. Literally meaning “removal from the mouth”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˌbʌ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /diːˌbʊ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

debuccalization (usually uncountable, plural debuccalizations)

1. (phonology) A sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes [h] or [ʔ].

   Antonym: buccalization

Related terms

• debuccalize

Translations

sound change involving the glottis

• Italian: debuccalizzazione f
• Japanese: 非口腔音化 (ひこうこうおんか, hikōkōonka)
• Portuguese: debucalização f
• Russian: дебуккализа́ция (ru) f (debukkalizácija)

Further reading

• debuccalization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Debuccalization and supplementary gestures