吸きゅう着ちゃく音おん

noun

click consonant; click; suction stop

Linguistics term for a consonant produced by creating a vacuum in the mouth, such as the sounds found in some African languages.

• 吸きゅう着ちゃく音おんは、アフリカのいくつかの言げん語ごで見みられる子し音いんの一いっ種しゅです。

  Click consonants are a type of consonant found in several African languages.

• 言げん語ご学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうで吸きゅう着ちゃく音おんの発はつ音おんを練れん習しゅうした。

  We practiced pronouncing click consonants in linguistics class.