velar
English
/ˈviːlɚ/, /ˈviːlə/
adj
Definitions
- (phonetics) articulatedArticulated at the velum or soft palate.
- (mycology) Referring to a veil or velum.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vēlāris.
Origin
Latin
vēlāris
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- equivelar English
- intravelar English
- labiovelar English
- labiovelarize English
- nonvelar English
- palatovelar English
- postvelar English
- prevelar English
- velaric English
- velarisation English
- velarise English
- velarization English
- velarize English
- velarness English
- vēlāris Latin
- vélaire French
- velar Spanish, Castilian
- velar Portuguese
- velar Swedish