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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of neus (“nose”) + klank (“sound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnøːs.klɑŋk/
- Hyphenation: neus‧klank
Noun
neusklank m (plural neusklanken)
- a nasal
- Synonym: nasaal
In het Frans zijn er veel woorden met neusklanken die worden uitgesproken door lucht door de neus te laten gaan.- In French, there are many words with nasals that are pronounced by letting air pass through the nose.
Het woord "mijn" heeft een neusklank omdat de "n" wordt uitgesproken met lucht door de neus.- The word "mijn" (mine) has a nasal because the "n" is pronounced with air through the nose.
De neusklanken zijn een kenmerkend kenmerk van sommige talen.- Nasals are a distinctive feature of some languages.