じりつはく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of じりつはく – see the following entry.
自立拍
[noun] (Japanese phonology) any mora that is capable of carrying an accent and that is said to be able to form a 音節 (onsetsu, syllable) by itself
(This term, じりつはく (jiritsuhaku), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)