長ちょう子し音いん

noun

geminate consonant; long consonant

Linguistic term for a consonant held for a longer duration, such as the small っ in Japanese. Used in phonetics and phonology.

• 日本にほん語ごの「きって」の「っ」は長ちょう子し音いんの例れいです。

  The small っ in Japanese 'kitte' is an example of a geminate consonant.