gutturonasal

I. \\|gəd.ə(ˌ)rō, -ətə-+\ adjective

Etymology: gutturo- (from guttural) (I) + nasal

: both velar and nasal — used of the sound \\ŋ\

II. noun (-s)

: a gutturonasal sound : the sound \\ŋ\

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/gut'euh roh nay"zeuhl/, Phonet.

adj.

1. articulated in the back of the mouth and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as the sound represented by /ng/ in /ring/.

n.

2. a gutturonasal sound.

[1870-75; GUTTUR(AL) + -O- + NASAL¹]