The difference between Epenthesis and Vyanjanabhakti

When used as nouns, epenthesis means the insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context, whereas vyanjanabhakti means epenthesis of a consonant, as in the p in.


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  1. Epenthesis as a noun (phonetics, prosody):

    The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.

  1. Vyanjanabhakti as a noun (linguistics, phonology):

    Epenthesis of a consonant, as in the p in ; excrescence.