"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
enPR: vē'lər [US], vā'lər [US] Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ), -eɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|vēlāris}} Borrowed from Latin vēlāris 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): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mongolian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 39 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 28 39 33 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'articulated at the soft palate': 84 16
  2. (mycology) Referring to a veil or velum. Categories (topical): Mycology
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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 Forms: velars [plural]
enPR: vē'lər [US], vā'lər [US] Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ), -eɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|vēlāris}} Borrowed from Latin vēlāris 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): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mongolian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 39 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 28 39 33 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ետնալեզվային"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "da",
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      "word": "velær"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "velaarinen"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uḳanasasismieri",
      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "უკანასასისმიერი"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "υπερωικός"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "uppgómmæltur"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "velare"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "軟齶音"
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      "word": "velaari"
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      "word": "vélaire"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "velaruli",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "ველარული"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "uḳanasasismieri",
      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "უკანასასისმიერი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a sound articulated at the soft palate",
      "word": "軟口蓋音"
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      "code": "pt",
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  ],
  "word": "velar"
}

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