歯は茎ぐき音おん

noun

alveolar consonant

Linguistics term for consonants articulated with the tongue against or near the alveolar ridge (the gum behind the upper teeth).

• 英えい語ごの /t/, /d/, /n/ は歯は茎ぐき音おんです。

  English /t/, /d/, and /n/ are alveolar consonants.

• 日本にほん語ごの「た行ぎょう」の子し音いんは歯は茎ぐき音おんに分ぶん類るいされる。

  The consonants of the Japanese 'ta' row are classified as alveolar consonants.