[ʈʂʰ]→[∅]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless aspirated retroflex affricate to Empty sound / Zero
The voiceless aspirated retroflex affricate (ʈʂʰ) can undergo a process of lenition, leading to its complete deletion or reduction to a zero sound in certain linguistic contexts. This phenomenon represents a significant weakening of the consonant, often observed in rapid or casual speech.
Phonetic Effects
Lenition, Deletion, Consonant Reduction, Affricate Loss
Language Examples
ʈʂʰu→u— In Beijing Mandarin, the retroflex obstruent onset, including /ʈʂʰ/, can be completely deleted in fast speech as a gradient outcome of retroflex lenition.
Related Transformations
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