NASAL
What does "NASAL" mean?
Relating to the nose, or produced with air passing through the nose.
Meanings
- Of or relating to the nose. The doctor prescribed a nasal spray for his congestion.
- Of a speech sound, made by lowering the soft palate so air resonates in the nose, as in m, n, and ng. The m and n in 'moon' are nasal consonants. technical
- A nasal speech sound; also, a plate on a helmet protecting the nose. Linguists count three nasals among the common English consonants. technical
Did you know?
- Pinch your nose shut and try to say 'mama' - you can't. The m and n sounds are nasal consonants that physically require air to flow out through the nose.
Word origin
From Medieval Latin 'nasalis', from Latin 'nasus', 'nose'.
Remember it
NASAL hides 'NOSE' phonetically and starts with NA, the sound you'd make humming through it.
A little poem
Pinch the nose and try-
'mama' collapses to 'baba',
the breath has nowhere.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the consonant feel stuffed up? It was too nasal to get a word out.
What it teaches
Some sounds, like some truths, only carry when you let them out the side passage.
Quick facts
What does NASAL mean?
Relating to the nose, or produced with air passing through the nose.
Is NASAL a valid word?
Yes — NASAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is NASAL?
NASAL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does NASAL come from?
From Medieval Latin 'nasalis', from Latin 'nasus', 'nose'.
What can NASAL teach us?
Some sounds, like some truths, only carry when you let them out the side passage.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.