guttural

Meaning

Adj

1. Sounding harsh and throaty.
2. having a place of articulation towards the back of the mouth; in modern use, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal; in earlier or non-technical use, also including velar.
3. Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.

Noun

A harsh and throaty spoken sound

Synonyms

throaty

pharyngeal

pharyngeal consonant

velar

guttural consonant

croaky

gruff

growly

cucurbitaceous

hoarse

laryngeal

nasal

Translations

gutural

guttural

guttural

gutturale

gutturale

λαρυγγικός

gutural

kehlig

λαρυγγώδης

keelklank

gutturaal

boğazdan telaffuz olunan

gırtlağa ait

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʌtəɹəl/

Etymology

From Middle French guttural, from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur (“throat”) + -ālis.