velar
pronunciation
How to pronounce velar in British English:
UK [ˈvi:lə(r)]
How to pronounce velar in American English:
US [ˈvilɚ]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the velum
- produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')
Word Origin
- velar (adj.)
- 1726, from Latin velaris, from velum "sail, curtain" (see veil (n.)). Originally an architect's term for a type of cupola resembling a swelling sail; phonetics sense is from 1876, on notion of "pertaining to the velum," the anatomist's name for the soft palate (velum in this sense is attested from 1771, in full velum palati). The noun meaning "a velar guttural" is recorded from 1886.
Example
- 1. An unaspirated voiceless velar plosive .
- 2. Velar international development limited registered information .
- 3. That 's the voiceless velar fricative , and it adds a wonderful percussiveness to " 99 luftbalons . "
- 4. Place of velar distill process is film of hydrophoby small hole with film .