English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of aspirate

aspirate

/ महाप्राण (व्‍यंजन); एक ही श्‍वास में ह ध्‍वनि से युक्‍त उच्‍चरित (व्‍यंजन) जैसे ख, ध, थ आदि;

English Dictionary:

1. Aspirate

[a.]

- Alt. of Aspirated

2. Aspirate

[n.]

- A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
- A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
- An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.

3. Aspirate

[v. t.]

- To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.