pharyngeal

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
2. (not-comparable) 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.

Noun

Ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant (“a sound that is articulated with the pharynx”).

Synonyms

guttural

pharyngal

guttural consonant

pharyngeal consonant

cucurbitaceous

laryngeal

pharynx

faucal

Translations

pharyngien

pharyngal

faringale

pharyngé

φαρυγγικός

pharyngisch

faríngeo

pharyngicus

faringisch

pharyngal

faringeo

faukal

faríngeo

Rachen

gırtlağa ait

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/

Etymology

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