คำว่า ' aspirate ' ( VT )
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คำนิยามในภาษาอังกฤษ (definition) :
[v. t.] To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.
[n.] A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
[n.] A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
[n.] An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
[a.] Alt. of Aspirated