noun
medial sound; medial (in phonics)
Linguistics term referring to a sound occurring in the middle of a word, as opposed to initial or final position.
英語の「butter」の「t」は語中音としてフラップ化することがある。
The 't' in English 'butter' can be flapped as a medial sound.
Refers to a sound at the end of a word, contrasting with 語中音.
Compound of 語 (go, 'word') + 中 (chū, 'middle') + 音 (on, 'sound'). A straightforward technical term.