velar

/ˈviːlə/ · adj

Meaning

Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
Referring to a veil or velum.
A sound articulated at the soft palate.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”).

vēlāris(la)→
velar (English)
Relations: bor

Related words

vēlāris(la)velaari(Finnish)velaarinen(Finnish)

Descendant words

velaari(Finnish) (cog)
velaarinen(Finnish) (cog)

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