Definition of "unaspirated" [unaspirated]

• Not aspirated (adjective)

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• "The second contrast is between 'unaspirated' and 'aspirated' consonants, such as k and kh ­­ - the first is much less breathy than the second. as in 'skin'; minimum aspiration"
• "However, if we follow instead Hesychius' testimony, the irregular Celtic reflexes can be perfectly explained through borrowing from the implied Etruscan etymon *capra with its unaspirated k-."
• "Thus PGmc *xaubidaz c.500 BCE PGmc k which seems to be the natural fit for unaspirated stops."