A Refactoring of Spanish & Portuguese · companion data
Companion / Part 4 / 4.21
Chapter 4.21

Unstressed-nasal-a: /am, an/ ↔ /ɐ̃/

68 cognate pairs

Spanish → Portuguese

/am/⟨am⟩ → /ɐ̃/9 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /a/
/a/
Sagittal articulation of /m/
/m/
/ɐ̃/⟨am⟩ · 9
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /ɐ̃/
/ɐ̃/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
también/tam.ˈbjen/também/tɐ̃.ˈbɐ̃j/also
aham/ˈa.am/aham/ˈa.ɐ̃/aham, the self
bambu/bam.ˈbu/bambu/bɐ̃.ˈbu/bambú, bamboo
bam/bam.ˈbu/bambu/bɐ̃.ˈbu/bamboo
tambor/tam.ˈboɾ/tambor/tɐ̃.ˈboɾ/drum
samsara/sam.ˈsa.ɾa/samsara/sɐ̃.ˈsa.ɾɐ/samsara
cham/tʃam.ˈpu/chamɐ̃.ˈpo/shampoo
rambutan/ram.bu.ˈtan/rambutanɐ̃.bu.ˈtɐ̃/rambután, tropical fruit
rambutan/ram.bu.ˈtan/rambutaoɐ̃.bu.ˈtɐ̃/rambután, tropical fruit
/an/⟨an⟩ → /ɐ̃/25 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /a/
/a/
Sagittal articulation of /n/
/n/
/ɐ̃/⟨an⟩ · 25
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /ɐ̃/
/ɐ̃/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
candor/kan.ˈdoɾ/candor/kɐ̃.ˈdoɾ/whiteness, candor
cantar/kan.ˈtaɾ/cantar/kɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/to sing
cantor/kan.ˈtoɾ/cantor/kɐ̃.ˈtoɾ/singer
mandar/man.ˈdaɾ/mandar/mɐ̃.ˈdaɾ/to command, send
antigua/an.ˈti.ɣwa/antiga/ɐ̃.ˈti.gɐ/ancient (feminine)
antiguo/an.ˈti.ɣwo/antigo/ɐ̃.ˈti.gu/ancient
cantada/kan.ˈta.ða/cantada/kɐ̃.ˈta.dɐ/sung
cantado/kan.ˈta.ðo/cantado/kɐ̃.ˈta.du/sung
mandada/man.ˈda.ða/mandada/mɐ̃.ˈda.dɐ/commanded (feminine)
mandado/man.ˈda.ðo/mandado/mɐ̃.ˈda.du/commanded, sent
cantador/kan.ta.ˈðoɾ/cantador/kɐ̃.tɐ.ˈdoɾ/singer (esp. flamenco)
mandador/man.da.ˈðoɾ/mandador/mɐ̃.dɐ.ˈdoɾ/commander
canción/kan.ˈθjon/canção/kɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w/song
cantante/kan.ˈtan.te/cantante/kɐ̃.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/singer
mandante/man.ˈdan.te/mandante/mɐ̃.ˈdɐ̃.tɨ/commanding, principal
cantando/kan.ˈtan.do/cantando/kɐ̃.ˈtɐ̃.du/singing (gerund)
mandando/man.ˈdan.do/mandando/mɐ̃.ˈdɐ̃.du/commanding (gerund)
koan/ˈko.an/koan/ˈko.ɐ̃/koan, Zen paradox
atman/ˈat.man/atman/ˈat.mɐ̃/atman
bandana/ban.ˈda.na/bandhana/bɐ̃.ˈda.nɐ/bandana
mandala/man.ˈda.la/mandala/mɐ̃.ˈda.lɐ/mandala
banzai/ban.ˈsa.i/banzai/bɐ̃.ˈzaj/banzai
hanbok/an.ˈbok/hanbok/ɐ̃.ˈbɔk/hanbok, traditional Korean clothing
kanban/kan.ˈban/kanban/kɐ̃.ˈbɐ̃/kanban, signboard / scheduling system
banchan/ban.ˈtʃan/banchan/bɐ̃.ˈtʃɐ̃/banchan, Korean side dishes

Portuguese → Spanish

/ɐ̃/⟨an⟩ → /an/25 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /ɐ̃/
/ɐ̃/
/an/⟨an⟩ · 25
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /a/
/a/
Sagittal articulation of /n/
/n/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
candor/kan.ˈdoɾ/candor/kɐ̃.ˈdoɾ/whiteness, candor
cantar/kan.ˈtaɾ/cantar/kɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/to sing
cantor/kan.ˈtoɾ/cantor/kɐ̃.ˈtoɾ/singer
mandar/man.ˈdaɾ/mandar/mɐ̃.ˈdaɾ/to command, send
antigua/an.ˈti.ɣwa/antiga/ɐ̃.ˈti.gɐ/ancient (feminine)
antiguo/an.ˈti.ɣwo/antigo/ɐ̃.ˈti.gu/ancient
cantada/kan.ˈta.ða/cantada/kɐ̃.ˈta.dɐ/sung
cantado/kan.ˈta.ðo/cantado/kɐ̃.ˈta.du/sung
mandada/man.ˈda.ða/mandada/mɐ̃.ˈda.dɐ/commanded (feminine)
mandado/man.ˈda.ðo/mandado/mɐ̃.ˈda.du/commanded, sent
cantador/kan.ta.ˈðoɾ/cantador/kɐ̃.tɐ.ˈdoɾ/singer (esp. flamenco)
mandador/man.da.ˈðoɾ/mandador/mɐ̃.dɐ.ˈdoɾ/commander
canción/kan.ˈθjon/canção/kɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w/song
cantante/kan.ˈtan.te/cantante/kɐ̃.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/singer
mandante/man.ˈdan.te/mandante/mɐ̃.ˈdɐ̃.tɨ/commanding, principal
cantando/kan.ˈtan.do/cantando/kɐ̃.ˈtɐ̃.du/singing (gerund)
mandando/man.ˈdan.do/mandando/mɐ̃.ˈdɐ̃.du/commanding (gerund)
koan/ˈko.an/koan/ˈko.ɐ̃/koan, Zen paradox
atman/ˈat.man/atman/ˈat.mɐ̃/atman
bandana/ban.ˈda.na/bandhana/bɐ̃.ˈda.nɐ/bandana
mandala/man.ˈda.la/mandala/mɐ̃.ˈda.lɐ/mandala
banzai/ban.ˈsa.i/banzai/bɐ̃.ˈzaj/banzai
hanbok/an.ˈbok/hanbok/ɐ̃.ˈbɔk/hanbok, traditional Korean clothing
kanban/kan.ˈban/kanban/kɐ̃.ˈbɐ̃/kanban, signboard / scheduling system
banchan/ban.ˈtʃan/banchan/bɐ̃.ˈtʃɐ̃/banchan, Korean side dishes
/ɐ̃/⟨am⟩ → /am/9 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /ɐ̃/
/ɐ̃/
/am/⟨am⟩ · 9
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /a/
/a/
Sagittal articulation of /m/
/m/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
también/tam.ˈbjen/também/tɐ̃.ˈbɐ̃j/also
aham/ˈa.am/aham/ˈa.ɐ̃/aham, the self
bambu/bam.ˈbu/bambu/bɐ̃.ˈbu/bambú, bamboo
bam/bam.ˈbu/bambu/bɐ̃.ˈbu/bamboo
tambor/tam.ˈboɾ/tambor/tɐ̃.ˈboɾ/drum
samsara/sam.ˈsa.ɾa/samsara/sɐ̃.ˈsa.ɾɐ/samsara
cham/tʃam.ˈpu/chamɐ̃.ˈpo/shampoo
rambutan/ram.bu.ˈtan/rambutanɐ̃.bu.ˈtɐ̃/rambután, tropical fruit
rambutan/ram.bu.ˈtan/rambutaoɐ̃.bu.ˈtɐ̃/rambután, tropical fruit
Every table here shows the full corpus behind a sound correspondence — the print book shows a curated handful. Forms are generated from the book’s Latin→Romance model; the CCA column is the reconstructed common ancestor.