Nasal
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A nasal sound is a sound during whose production air travels up the nasal passage. In consonants, nasal is a manner of articulation.
Examples
English has the following nasal consonants: [n], [m], [ŋ]
Origin
Nasal is the relational adjective derived from Latin nasus 'nose'.
Other languages
German Nasal (de)
