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velar

Syllables: ve·lar/ˈviːlə/US/ˈviːlɚ/

velar adjective: articulated at the velum or soft palate.

Adjective

velar

  1. Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
  2. Referring to a veil or velum.

Noun

velar (plural velars)

  1. A sound articulated at the soft palate.

velar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

velar in Hindi

velar
कंठ्य kaṇṭhya

velar in Tamil

அவ்விடத்தைப் பற்றியது, அடிநாவின் பின்னண்ணவினம்

velar in Urdu

غشائی

velar in Telugu

velar
కంఠ్య kaṇṭhya
More languagesFewer languages
velar in Arabic
طَبَقِيّ ṭabaqiyy

Forms of velar

pluralvelars

Origin of velar

Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). By surface analysis, vel(um) + -ar.

Words formed from velar

Phrases with velar

Words that rhyme with velar

Questions about velar

What does velar mean?
Velar means articulated at the velum or soft palate.
What is velar in Hindi?
Velar in Hindi is कंठ्य (kaṇṭhya). See Velar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is velar?
Velar can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce velar?
Velar is pronounced /ˈviːlə/ (UK).

Words near velar in the dictionary

  1. velamentum
  2. velamina
  3. velaminal
  4. Velaquez
  5. Velaquezes
  6. velar
  7. velar nasal
  8. velar nasals
  9. velar pinch
  10. velar pinches
  11. Velarde

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: velar (page history and authors); कंठ्य (Hindi) (page history and authors); velar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); velar (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); కంఠ్య (Telugu) (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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