retroflex

/ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks//ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/

noun

1
A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
2
A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
3
A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
4
(phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.

1
Bent or curved backwards.
2
Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
3
Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
4
Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
5
(phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.

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