noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
depalatalization
Linguistics term for the loss of palatalization, such as dropping small kana (e.g. きゃ → か) in loanword adaptation. Rare; mainly used in technical discussions.
See also: 拗音 (ようおん)
In the adoption of loanwords, yōon sometimes undergo depalatalization.
「キャベツ」が「カベツ」になるのは直音化の一例だ。
The change from 'kyabetsu' to 'kabetsu' is an example of depalatalization.