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How to pronounce velar in English?

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Synonyms velar consonant
Type of consonant
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Derivation velum

Examples of velar

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Two notable variants occur, however, one sibilant and the other velar or uvular.
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The merger was suppressed before a velar consonant, as in quack, twang, wag, wax.
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The velar plosive k is the third reflex and the only one found word-initially.
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Among the glides, only the unaspirated labio-velar glide shows this contrast.
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The velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spokenlanguages.
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The velar nasal occurs in all positions including at the beginning of a word.
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It also uses labial, alveolar, palatal, velar, and glottal consonant places.
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There is similar velar affrication with the dental ejective click among some speakers.
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The voiced velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spokenlanguages.
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  • Of or relating to the velum
  • A consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
  • Velar is a small village surrounded by hills in the Pali district of Rajasthan in India. Its population is around 800. It is attached to the western railway, the nearest station is Nana (6 km).
  • A sound articulated at the soft palate; articulated at the velum or soft palate; referring to a veil