noun · rare

velar

ve·lar

velar · velars

велярный, задненёбный, заднеязычный

Velar, Gaumensegellaut

A sound articulated at the soft palateA sound articulated at the soft palate.

UK/ˈviːlə/US/ˈviːlɚ/

Meaning

1 senses

A sound articulated at the soft palate.
Velar, Gaumensegellaut
веля́рныйveljárnyj, задненёбныйzadnenjóbnyj, заднеязы́чныйzadnejazýčnyj
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

a sound articulated at the soft palate:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a sound articulated at the soft palate:

Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). By surface analysis, vel(u

Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). By surface analysis, vel(um) + -ar.

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plural: velars

Singular	velar
Plural	velars

regular

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate:velar consonant