pharyngal

English

Etymology

From pharynx +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl

Adjective

pharyngal (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of pharyngeal.
   • 1890, Henry Sweet, A Primer of Phonetics, page 68:

     the quality of the voice may be modified through whole sentences by various glottal, pharyngal and oral influences

Noun

pharyngal (plural pharyngals)

1. Alternative form of pharyngeal.

References

• “pharyngal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pharyngal (feminine pharyngale, masculine plural pharyngaux, feminine plural pharyngales)

1. pharyngeal

Further reading

• “pharyngal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.