môi hóa

Âm /k/ có thể được môi hóa thành âm /kʷ/.

Definition

1. Verb (Linguistics):
   • To labialize: The process of modifying a speech sound, typically a consonant, by adding lip rounding during its articulation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Âm /k/ có thể được môi hóa thành âm /kʷ/. (The sound /k/ can be labialized to become /kʷ/.)
  • Trong một số ngôn ngữ, việc môi hóa làm thay đổi nghĩa của từ. (In some languages, labialization changes the meaning of a word.)

Advanced Usage

• Linguistic Process: "Môi hóa" describes a specific phonetic or phonological process where a sound becomes pronounced with concomitant lip rounding, often symbolized by a superscript "ʷ" in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  • Hiện tượng môi hóa thường xảy ra với các phụ âm vòm. (The phenomenon of labialization often occurs with velar consonants.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự môi hóa (n): Labialization (the noun form denoting the process or result).
  • Sự môi hóa là một đặc điểm ngữ âm quan trọng. (Labialization is an important phonetic feature.)

Synonyms

• To round (one's lips): To form the lips into a rounded shape, often used in a more general, non-technical sense for articulation.

Related Linguistic Terms

• Âm môi (n): Labial sound (a sound made with the lips).
• Không môi hóa (adj): Unlabialized (a sound produced without lip rounding).