Ejective

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Ejective is a sound produced with the air above the larynx being expelled. The oral tract and vocal cords are occluded whereafter the lips are suddenly opened, causing the compressed air to escape.
Cf. airstream mechanisms

Link

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics