Velar (Noun)
Meaning
A consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The velar /k/ sound is often found in words that start with the letter 'c' or 'k'.
- In the English language, the letters 'k' and 'c' typically represent the voiceless velar plosive.
- The voiceless velar fricative is a common sound in many languages, including German and Scottish English.
- In some dialects of English, the voiceless velar fricative can be heard in place of the standard voiceless labiodental fricative.
- The sound /ŋ/ is a voiced velar nasal that is commonly found in words such as 'sing' and 'thing'.