気き音おん

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

aspirate; aspiration

Linguistics term for a consonant pronounced with a strong burst of breath, such as the 'p' in English 'pin'.

• 気き音おんは息いきを伴ともなって発はつ音おんされる音おとです。

  An aspirated sound is a sound pronounced with a puff of breath.

• 気き音おんの有う無むで意い味みが変かわる言げん語ごもある。

  In some languages, the presence or absence of aspiration changes the meaning.