nasals
Sounds through nose
Nasals are sounds produced by directing airflow through the nose rather than the mouth—the consonants in hum, sun, and sing.
The term also refers to medications or devices applied to or through the nose: nasal spray, nasal strips.
Something nasal has a twangy, through-the-nose quality: a nasal voice, nasal vowels.
Letters that aren't vowels
- velumMuscular mouth membrane
- articulationClear vocal expression
- voicingExpressing aloud
- phonemesMinimal sound distinctions
alveolar · palatal · velar · phonology · manner · airflow · nasalization · denasalization
Sound's distinctive character
- voiceSound from throat
- singingVocal music-making
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
- overtonesImplicit secondary meanings
cavity · vibration · tone · sonority · quality · placement · harmonics · vocal
Lacking fresh air
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- sinusitisInflamed nasal cavities
- rhinitisInflamed nasal membrane
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
decongestant · inflammation · allergies · antihistamine · sniffle · phlegm · clogged · saline
consonants
Letters that aren't vowels
- velumMuscular mouth membrane
- articulationClear vocal expression
- voicingExpressing aloud
phonemes · alveolar · palatal · velar · phonology · manner · airflow · nasalization · denasalization · twang
timbre
Sound's distinctive character
overtones · cavity · vibration · tone · sonority · quality · placement · harmonics · vocal · adenoidal
stuffy
Lacking fresh air
mucus · decongestant · inflammation · allergies · antihistamine · sniffle · phlegm · clogged · saline · neti pot
smell
Olfactory perception
whiff · odor · fragrance · bouquet · pungency · inhale · nostril · sniffing · anosmia · perfume
- lettersa, d, e, h, q
- speech & phoneticsconsonants, vowels, phonemes, syllables, fricatives
- phoneticsphonemes, phoneme, vocal folds, consonants, vowels
- phonologyphonemes, phoneme, consonants, vowels, allophone
- Korean phoneticsconsonants, vowels, phoneme, phonemes, syllables
- Sanskrit soundsvowels, consonants, varna, aspirates, sibilants
nasalsplosives
Consonants with airflow burst
stops · orals · fricatives · explosives · liquids
- nasal sprayAerosolized nostril medication
- nasal obstructionBlocked breathing passage
- nasal passagesAirways inside the nose
- nasal swabSampling tool for nostrils
- nasal hairFollicles inside nostrils
- nasal congestionBlocked airflow through nostrils