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Sonant vs Softa - What's the difference?

sonant | softa |

As nouns the difference between sonant and softa

is that sonant is (linguistics) a voiced letter while softa is (islam) a religious student, especially in turkey.

As an adjective sonant

is of or pertaining to sound; sounding.

sonant

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
  • (linguistics) voiced

    • Derived terms

    * equisonant (ancient music)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A voiced letter.
    • Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants

    Anagrams

    * ----

    softa

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Islam) A religious student, especially in Turkey.
  • * 1896 : The softas, concerning whose exploits we have heard so much of late, are the theological students who wish to become ulemas, or, literally, learned men. — Eliakim Littell and Robert S. Littell (1896), Living Age , volume 208, p. 330.