aspiration

The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).

Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor.

Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game.

The action of aspirating.

A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

In Cambodian, aspiration is phonemic, so /p/ and /pʰ/ are different phonemes.

The withdrawal of fluid, tissue, or other substance, usually through a hollow needle from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.

The silent breaking h beginning some French words, largely of Germanic origin.

The process of lenition involving writing a digraph with h, especially at the beginning of a word.