nasal

/ˈneɪzəl/

adjective

Burunla ilgili

Relating to the nose.

  • The doctor examined the nasal passages for signs of infection.
  • She has a nasal spray for her allergies.
adjective

Genizden gelen

Characterized by or producing sound through the nose; having a voice quality affected by air passing through the nose.

  • He spoke in a nasal voice that was hard to listen to.
  • The singer's nasal tone gave the song a distinctive quality.
nounLinguistics

Geniz sesi

A nasal consonant sound produced with air flowing through the nose (such as m, n, or ng).

  • The phoneme /m/ is a nasal in English.
  • Some languages have more nasals than others.