pharyngeal

Meanings

Plural: pharyngeals

Noun

• a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
• Ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant (“a sound that is articulated with the pharynx”).

Adjective

• of or relating to the throat
  • "pharyngeal fricatives"

Adj

• Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
• Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

Synonyms

guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal consonant

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