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Adjective: velar  vee-lu(r)
  1. Of or relating to the velum
    "The velar consonants are produced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate"
     
  2. 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')
    "The velar consonants in 'king' are pronounced at the back of the mouth"
Noun: velar  vee-lu(r)
  1. A consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
    "The 'k' sound in 'king' is a velar consonant";
    - velar consonant

Derived forms: velars

See also: hard

Type of: consonant

Encyclopedia: Velar, Rajasthan