Jisho

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Noun
1. retroflex; retroflex consonant; retroflex soundLinguistics
Wikipedia definition
2. Retroflex consonantA retroflex consonant is a coronal consonant where the tongue has a flat, concave, or even curled shape, and is articulated between the alveolar ridge and the hard palate. They are sometimes referred to as cerebral consonants, especially in Indology. Other terms occasionally encountered are domal and cacuminal. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, retroflex consonants are indicated with a hook in the bottom right, such as [ʂ ʐ ʈ ɖ ɳ ɭ ɽ ɻ].
Read “Retroflex consonant” on English Wikipedia
Read “そり舌音” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Retroflex consonant” on DBpedia
Other forms
反り舌音 【そりじたおん】反舌音 【そりじたおん】

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