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English words, with meanings in Nepali. नेपाली

ENGLISH → NEPALI

lenis

/linəs/adjective
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adjective

अल्पप्राण (कमजोर रूपमा उच्चारित)

Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.

In a sentence

Unaspirated [p] is lenis in Danish, the corresponding fortis consonant being [pʰ]. The same sound is fortis in French, the corresponding lenis consonant being [b].

डेनिसमा अप्राण [p] अल्पप्राण हो, जबकि त्यसको सम्बन्धित प्रबल व्यञ्जन [pʰ] हो। फ्रेन्चमा त्यही ध्वनि प्रबल छ र त्यसको सम्बन्धित अल्पप्राण व्यञ्जन [b] हो।

A note on usage

not-comparable; of a consonant