Australian English Meaning of velar
velar
Other Australian English words related to velar
- glottal
- uvular
- choked
- cracked
- dissonant
- inharmonious
- raucous
- tense
- strangled
- strident
- unmusical
- abrasive
- cacophonous
- cawing
- Rough
- croaking
- croaky
- discordant
- grating
- gravel
- gravelly
- grinding
- gruff
- guttural
- hoarse
- husky
- jarring, grating
- rasping
- raspy
- rough
- Rusty
- scraping
- scratching
- scratchy
- screeching
- throaty
- unmelodious
- squawking
Nearest Words of velar
Definitions and Meaning of velar in English
velar (n)
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
velar (a)
of or relating to the velum
velar (s)
produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')
velar (a.)
Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
FAQs About the word velar
velar
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, of or relating to the velum, produced with the back of the tongue touching or
glottal,uvular,choked,cracked,dissonant,inharmonious,raucous,tense,strangled,strident
gentle,golden,liquid,mellifluous,mellow,silky,smooth,soft,soothing,sweet
vela => sail, veiny => veiny, veinstone => veinstone, veinous => Venous, veinlike => veiny,
