Koronal

from latin

Verified

Standard

adjective

From latin

Definition

A speech sound produced by using the front part of the tongue, specifically the tongue blade, as the active articulator against the alveolar ridge or the hard palate.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Latin 'coronalis', meaning 'relating to a crown'. This term was adopted via the English 'coronal' into Indonesian linguistics to refer to the articulation of sounds using the front of the tongue, undergoing a technical semantic shift in phonetics.