"velar" meaning in English

See velar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈviːlə/ [UK], /ˈveɪlə/ [UK], /ˈviːlɚ/ [US], /ˈveɪlɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-velar.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: vē'lər Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ), -eɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|vēlāris|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin vēlāris, {{bor+|en|la|vēlāris}} Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, {{m|la|vēlum|t=sail; veil, awning}} vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} velar
  1. (phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate. Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (articulated at the soft palate): ետնալեզվային (etnalezvayin) (Armenian), damaqarxası (Azerbaijani), velar (Catalan), velární (Czech), zadopatrový (Czech), měkkopatrový (Czech), velær (Danish), velaarinen (Finnish), უკანასასისმიერი (uḳanasasismieri) (Georgian), υπερωικός (yperoïkós) (Greek), uppgómmæltur (Icelandic), velare (Italian), хойгуур (xojguur) (Mongolian), miękkopodniebienny (Polish), tylnojęzykowy (Polish), welarny (Polish), velar (Portuguese), velar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-velar-en-adj-zS-iAWbk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 11 44 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'articulated at the soft palate': 86 14
  2. (mycology) Referring to a veil or velum. Categories (topical): Mycology
    Sense id: en-velar-en-adj-apSOJGOQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 11 44 Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: labiovelar, nonvelar, velarity, velar nasal, velar pinch Related terms: velic

Noun

IPA: /ˈviːlə/ [UK], /ˈveɪlə/ [UK], /ˈviːlɚ/ [US], /ˈveɪlɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-velar.wav [Southern-England] Forms: velars [plural]
enPR: vē'lər Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ), -eɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|vēlāris|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin vēlāris, {{bor+|en|la|vēlāris}} Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, {{m|la|vēlum|t=sail; veil, awning}} vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} velar (plural velars)
  1. (phonetics) A sound articulated at the soft palate. Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (a sound articulated at the soft palate): طَبَقِيّ (ṭabaqiyy) (Arabic), ետնալեզվային (etnalezvayin) (Armenian), velar [feminine] (Catalan), 軟齶音 (Chinese Mandarin), 软腭音 (ruǎn'èyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), velar [common-gender] (Danish), velaar [masculine] (Dutch), velaari (Finnish), vélaire [feminine] (French), ველარული (velaruli) (Georgian), უკანასასისმიერი (uḳanasasismieri) (Georgian), Velar [masculine] (German), Gaumensegellaut [masculine] (German), 軟口蓋音 (nankōgaion) (alt: なんこうがいおん) (Japanese), velar [feminine] (Portuguese), веля́рный (veljárnyj) (alt: звук (zvuk)) [masculine] (Russian), задненёбный (zadnenjóbnyj) (alt: звук (zvuk)) [masculine] (Russian), заднеязы́чный (zadnejazýčnyj) (Russian), једрѐнӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), меконепчаник [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), стражњонепчаник [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), вѐла̄р [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), jedrènīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mekonepčanik [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), stražnjonepčanik [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vèlār [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), felar (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-velar-en-noun-dCVRqGQl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 11 44 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
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          "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
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          "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "უკანასასისმიერი"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "uppgómmæltur"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "velare"
    },
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xojguur",
      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "хойгуур"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "miękkopodniebienny"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
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    }
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}

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      "word": "طَبَقِيّ"
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      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "軟齶音"
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      "roman": "ruǎn'èyīn",
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      "word": "软腭音"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
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      "word": "velaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "velaari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "vélaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "velaruli",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "ველარული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uḳanasasismieri",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "უკანასასისმიერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Velar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Gaumensegellaut"
    },
    {
      "alt": "なんこうがいおん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nankōgaion",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "軟口蓋音"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "velar"
    },
    {
      "alt": "звук (zvuk)",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "veljárnyj",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "веля́рный"
    },
    {
      "alt": "звук (zvuk)",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zadnenjóbnyj",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "задненёбный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zadnejazýčnyj",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "заднеязы́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "једрѐнӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "меконепчаник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "стражњонепчаник"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вѐла̄р"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "jedrènīk"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "Roman",
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      "word": "stražnjonepčanik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "vèlār"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "felar"
    }
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}

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