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pharyngeal

/ˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
pha-ryn-geal
IPA
/ˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the pharynx.

adj

Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

noun

Ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant (“a sound that is articulated with the pharynx”).

Etymology

From Late Latin pharyngeus + -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
  • British English: /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/

Inflected Forms

pharyngal (alternative) pharyngeals (plural)

Derived Forms

aquapharyngeal basipharyngeal buccopharyngeal cardiopharyngeal cephalopharyngeal chondropharyngeal circumpharyngeal craniopharyngeal cricopharyngeal cytopharyngeal epiglottopharyngeal epipharyngeal

Phrases

ascending pharyngeal artery inferior pharyngeal constrictor middle pharyngeal constrictor pharyngeal arch pharyngeal basket pharyngeal bone pharyngeal constrictor pharyngeal gland

Synonyms

guttural guttural consonant pharyngeal consonant

Rhymes With

laryngeal oropharyngeal nasopharyngeal meningeal glossopharyngeal velopharyngeal retropharyngeal hypopharyngeal buccopharyngeal laryngopharyngeal oculopharyngeal palatopharyngeal

Questions

How do you pronounce pharyngeal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/.
What does pharyngeal mean?
Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
Where does pharyngeal come from?
From Late Latin pharyngeus + -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).

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