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velar

/ˈviːlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
ve-lar
IPA
/ˈviːlɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Articulated at the velum or soft palate.

adj

Referring to a veil or velum.

noun

A sound articulated at the soft palate.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin vēlārisbor. English velar Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). By surface analysis, vel(um) + -ar.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈviːlɚ/
  • British English: /ˈviːlə/

Inflected Forms

velars (plural)

Derived Forms

equivelar intravelar labiovelar nonvelar palatovelar postvelar prevelar velaric velarisation velarise velarity velarization

Phrases

velar nasal velar pinch

Frequently Paired Words

velic

Synonyms

velar consonant

Rhymes With

dealer wheeler two-wheeler three-wheeler four-wheeler healer sealer stealer peeler feeler taylor trailer

Questions

How do you pronounce velar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈviːlɚ/.
What does velar mean?
Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
Where does velar come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin vēlārisbor. English velar Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). By surface analysis, vel(um) + -ar.

How to pronounce velar

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