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initiale

Pronunciation: /i.ni.sjal/

“initiale” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. initial (first letter of a word, of a name, of a first name)
  2. initial, onset (first consonantal phoneme in a syllable. Often used in the study of Chinese languages)

In French

  1. Premier phonème consonantique dans une syllabe. Souvent utilisé dans l’étude des langues chinoises.

Etymology

* (noun sense 1): Ellipsis of lettre initiale. * (noun sense 2): Ellipsis of consonne initiale.

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