glottal catch

English Thesaurus

1. a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant,
definition	:	a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)