What does "velar" mean?
Velar: (Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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