peg element

noun

In the Athabaskan languages, an epenthetic prefix added to a syllable to allow it to conform to the language's phonotactic restrictions.

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Meanings

nounpeg element (plural peg elements)

plural peg elements

  1. human sciencesIn the Athabaskan languages, an epenthetic prefix added to a syllable to allow it to conform to the language's phonotactic restrictions.
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