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pharyngal

/fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəl/

pharyngal is the alternative form of pharyngeal.

Meaning of pharyngeal

Adjective

pharyngeal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
  2. Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

Forms of pharyngal

pluralpharyngals

Origin of pharyngal

From pharynx + -al.

Words that rhyme with pharyngal

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Questions about pharyngal

What is pharyngal the alternative form of?
Pharyngal is the alternative form of pharyngeal.
How do you pronounce pharyngal?
Pharyngal is pronounced /fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəl/.

Words near pharyngal in the dictionary

  1. PHARs
  2. Pharsalia
  3. Pharsalian
  4. Pharsalus
  5. pharyng-
  6. pharyngal
  7. pharyngalgia
  8. pharyngalization
  9. pharyngalized
  10. pharyngals
  11. pharyngeal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pharyngal (page history and authors); pharyngeal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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