無む声せい化か

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

devoicing; unvoicing

Linguistic term for the process where a normally voiced sound becomes voiceless, such as vowel devoicing in Japanese.

• 日本にほん語ごでは、無む声せい子し音いんに挟はさまれた母ぼ音いんが無む声せい化かすることがある。

  In Japanese, vowels between voiceless consonants can undergo devoicing.