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pha·ryn·geal con·so·nant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonantnoun

    a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

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  1. pharyngeal consonant

    A pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant in linguistics that is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx. This group of sounds is relatively uncommon in the world's languages, mainly found in some languages of the Middle East, North Africa and the Caucasus regions. Examples of pharyngeal consonants include the voiceless pharyngeal fricative /ħ/ and the voiced pharyngeal fricative /ʕ/.

Wikidata

  1. Pharyngeal consonant

    A pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant which is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pharyngeal consonant in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pharyngeal consonant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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