pharyngeal meaning: definition, etymology

pharyngeal

adj

UK /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ · US /ˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

Etymology From Late Latin pharyngeus + -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Of or pertaining to the pharynx.

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences 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. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

Derived terms: 62 terms
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pharyngeal

noun

Etymology From Late Latin pharyngeus + -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant (“a sound that is articulated with the pharynx”).