| ADJECTIVE | pert | velar | of or relating to the velum |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | velar | produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as 'k' in 'cat' and 'g' in 'gun' and 'ng / ng' in 'sing') | |
| NOUN | communication | velar, velar consonant | a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate |
| Meaning | Of or relating to the velum. | |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | velar | |
| Nouns | velum | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
| Meaning | produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as 'k' in 'cat' and 'g' in 'gun' and 'ng / ng' in 'sing'). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | hard | (of speech sounds) |
| Spanish | velar | |
| Meaning | A consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | velar consonant | |
| Broader | consonant | A speech sound that is not a vowel |
| Spanish | velar | |
| Catalan | velar | |
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