svarabhakti
/sfahr-ah-bahk-tee; Sanskrit svuh-ruh-buhk-ti/US // ˌsfɑr ɑˈbɑk ti; Sanskrit svə rəˈbʌk tɪ //
斯瓦拉巴克蒂
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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Linguistics.
- : the process of inserting vowel sounds into a consonant cluster, as in a loanword to make it conform to the pattern of the speaker's language and, hence, more easily pronounceable, as in the Italian pronunciation [lahn-tsee-ke-nek-kaw] /ˌlɑn tsi kɛˈnɛk kɔ/ for German Landsknecht [lahnts-knekht]. /ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt/.
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