pharyngeal (redirected from pharyngals)

pha·ryn·ge·al  (f-rnj-l, -jl, frn-jl) also pha·ryn·gal (f-rnggl)

adj.

Of, relating to, located in, or coming from the pharynx.

n.

A speech sound produced in the pharynx.

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[From New Latin pharyngeus, from pharynx, pharyng-, pharynx; see pharynx.]

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pharyngeal [ˌfærɪnˈdʒiːəl], pharyngal [fəˈrɪŋg^əl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of, relating to, or situated in or near the pharynx

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics pronounced or supplemented in pronunciation with an articulation in or constriction of the pharynx

n

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics a pharyngeal speech sound

[from New Latin pharyngeus; see pharynx]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pharyngeal - a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal consonant consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
Adj.	1.	pharyngeal - of or relating to the throat; "pharyngeal fricatives"

Translations

pharyngeal, pharyngal

adj → Rachen-; pharyngeal cancer → Rachenkrebs m