English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of fricative

fricative

/ संघर्षी; घर्ष;

Synonym sprant;

English Dictionary:

1. Fricative

[a.]

- Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc.

2. Fricative

[n.]

- A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.