velar
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9.1
- adjective
- /ˈviːlər/
- Specialized
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velar
- Similarly, there are velar glides, Allah Allah Allah, where your tongue is just kind of vaguely gesturing in the direction of your velum.
Examples
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His vocalizations consisted primarily of schwa-like vowels with occasional consonants that were typically bilabial or velar.
Academic text (2013) -
On VF, velar excursion was studied on lateral views.
Academic text (2015) -
All sounds are pronounced as in English except the "x," which represents an explosive "t" sound, and the "q," which is pronounced as a "velar-palatal ejective, with a sharp sound in the throat" (Wood 1999: xv).
Academic text (2009) -
According to the rules of Greek orthography, v (nu) is converted to gamma (gamma) before any velar sound, i.e., before gamma itself, or before xi (xi).
Academic text (1993) -
On VNE, VCR measured the maximal velar excursion as a percentage or ratio of the distance from the resting velum to the posterior pharyngeal wall.
Academic text (2015) -
The letter k is a velar sound because it is produced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate.
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In phonetics, a velar articulation occurs when sounds like 'g' in 'go' are made at the back of the mouth.
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To pronounce the velar consonant 'ng' as in 'sing', the tongue should be raised towards the soft palate.
Compounds
- Specialized
A sound made with the back of the tongue touching the soft roof of the mouth like k in cat
How Back
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Velar comes from Latin velum 'veil' and so describes things that relate to the velum, the soft palate at the back of the mouth. That's why we call the area where velar sounds are made the velar area, since it is the place near that little 'veil'.