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uvular

/ˈjuːvjʊlə/US/ˈjuvjələɹ/

uvular adjective: of or relating to the uvula.

Adjective

uvular (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the uvula.
  2. Of a sound, articulated with the uvula (the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate).

Noun

uvular (plural uvulars)

  1. A sound articulated with the uvula.

uvular meaning in Tamil and Arabic

uvular in Tamil

உள்நாக்குச் சார்ந்த

uvular in Arabic

of a sound, articulated with the uvula
لَهَوِيّ lahawiyy

Forms of uvular

pluraluvulars

Origin of uvular

From Latin ūvulāris. By surface analysis, uvula + -ar.

Words formed from uvular

Questions about uvular

What does uvular mean?
Uvular means of or relating to the uvula.
What is uvular in Tamil?
Uvular in Tamil is உள்நாக்குச் சார்ந்த. See Uvular meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is uvular?
Uvular can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce uvular?
Uvular is pronounced /ˈjuːvjʊlə/ (UK).

Words near uvular in the dictionary

  1. UVSS
  2. UVU
  3. uvul-
  4. uvula
  5. uvulae
  6. uvular
  7. uvularia
  8. uvulariaceous
  9. uvularias
  10. uvularize
  11. uvularized

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: uvular (page history and authors); uvular (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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