Aspirate



noun
1.
(pronounce with a full breathing sound) ស្រូប, ការស្រូប, ការបឺត, ការដកដង្ហើម
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ការបូមយកទឹក ឬខ្យល់ពីថតណាមួយនៃដងខ្លួន
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
A mark of aspiration used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
3.
An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) 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.