- pharyngeal consonant
- nouna consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat• Syn: ↑guttural, ↑guttural consonant, ↑pharyngeal• Hypernyms: ↑consonant
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Pharyngeal consonant — A pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant which is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx.Pharyngeal consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA):* Pharyngeal plosives are thought to be impossible. Note that… … Wikipedia
Epiglotto-pharyngeal consonant — An epiglotto pharyngeal consonant is a newly reported type of consonant, articulated with the epiglottis against the back wall of the pharynx. This contrasts with the pharyngeal consonants, where the root of the tongue contacts the back wall of… … Wikipedia
pharyngeal — I noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat • Syn: ↑guttural, ↑guttural consonant, ↑pharyngeal consonant • Derivationally related forms: ↑guttural (for: ↑gut … Useful english dictionary
Pharyngeal — The word pharyngeal, meaning to do with the pharynx or throat, may refer to: * Pharynx, for pharyngeal anatomy * Pharyngeal muscles **Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle ** Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle ** Inferior pharyngeal… … Wikipedia
Consonant — Not to be confused with the musical concept of consonance For the alternative rock group, see Consonant (band). Places of articulation Labial Bilabial Labial–velar Labial–coronal Labiodental … Wikipedia
pharyngeal — adjective a) Of or pertaining to the pharynx. b) 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.… … Wiktionary
consonant — I (Roget s IV) n. Linguistic terms referring to consonant sounds include: voiceless, voiced; labial, bilabial, labiodental, apical, dental, alveolar, retroflex, frontal, alveopalatal, prepalatal, dorsal, palatal, velar, uvular, glottal,… … English dictionary for students
consonant — Synonyms and related words: accented, accordant, according, affirmative, agreeable, agreeing, alike, allophone, alveolar, answerable, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, articulated, articulation, aspiration, assimilated, assimilation, assonant … Moby Thesaurus
pharyngeal — Synonyms and related words: accented, allophone, alveolar, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, articulated, articulation, aspiration, assimilated, assimilation, back, barytone, bilabial, broad, cacuminal, central, cerebral, check, checked,… … Moby Thesaurus
guttural consonant — noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat • Syn: ↑guttural, ↑pharyngeal, ↑pharyngeal consonant • Derivationally related forms: ↑guttural (for: ↑guttural) … Useful english dictionary
