back vowel

English

Noun

back vowel (plural back vowels)

1. (phonetics) Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth, such as /uː/ in rule or /əʊ/ in pole.

   Synonym: dark vowel

Translations

any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth

• Armenian: ետին շարքի ձայնավոր (hy) (etin šarkʿi jaynavor)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 後元音／后元音 (zh) (hòuyuányīn)

• Danish: bagtungevokal c
• Dutch: achterklinker (nl) m
• Finnish: takavokaali (fi)
• French: voyelle postérieure (fr) f
• German: Hinterzungenvokal (de) m, hinterer Vokal m
• Greek: πίσω φωνήεν n (píso foníen)
• Hungarian: mély hangrendű, hátul képzett, veláris, or rarely hátsó nyelvállású magánhangzó
• Japanese: 後舌母音 (atojitaboin)
• Korean: 후설모음 (ko) (huseolmo'eum)
• Polish: samogłoska tylna f
• Portuguese: vogal posterior f
• Russian: гла́сный за́днего ря́да m (glásnyj zádnevo rjáda)
• Spanish: vocal posterior m
• Swedish: bakre vokal
• Tamil: பின்னுயிர் (piṉṉuyir)
• Turkish: kalın ünlü (tr), kalın sesli (tr), art ünlü, art sesli

See also

• back consonant
• front consonant
• front vowel
• vowel harmony

Anagrams

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