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Retroflex consonant
A 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.

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cacuminal
وابسته به نوک وانتهاى درخت ،مغزى ،دماغى

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cacuminal
[.adj]: وابسته به نوک وانتهاى درخت ، مغزى ، دماغى

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cacuminal
\ca*cu"mi*nal\ (?), a. [l. cacumen, cacuminis, the top, point.] (philol.) pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters.
cacuminal
adj : (linguistics) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate [syn: retroflex]




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Cacuminal
(a.)
Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters.
  

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