ich-laut

noun

ˈiḵˌlau̇t

plural -s

sometimes capitalized I

: the voiceless palatal fricative sound represented by the ch of German ich that is phonemically often allophonic with the ach-laut

Word History

Etymology

German, from ich I + laut sound

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