Velar

//ˈviːlɚ//

"Velar" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Velar consonants are articulated with the back part of the tongue against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth.

The Yiddish word מעשׂה is pronounced "mayse," "mase," or "manse," the last of which contains a remnant of an old velar nasal pronunciation of the letter ayin.

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