Gutturopalatal

/ɡʌtərəˈpælətəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to both the back of the throat and the hard palate in the mouth; describing sounds made with both areas involved.

Etymology

From Latin guttur (throat) plus palate (from Latin palatum), a compound technical term in phonetics for sounds involving both regions.

Kelly Says

The gutturopalatal sounds are among the rarest in world languages—they require perfect coordination between the back of your throat and the roof of your mouth, which is why they're tough even for speakers whose native languages have them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድምፂ ነገር
dim-tʃ ˈneger
ARالعربية
مخارج صوتي
makhraj saw-ti
BNবাংলা
প্যাল্যাটো-গলার
pa-lla-to-go-lar
CACatalà
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
CSČeština
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
DADansk
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
DEDeutsch
Gutturalschall
ɡʊt-tʊʁ-al-ʃaːl
ELΕλληνικά
παλατογυατρικό
pa-la-to-gυa-tri-ko
ESEspañol
gutturo-palatal
gʊt-tu-ro-pa-la-tal
FAفارسی
صدايى حلقى
sa-da-yi hal-qi
FISuomi
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
FRFrançais
gutturo-palatal
gʊt-tyʁo-pa-la-tal
GUGU
ગરત-મુખ
garat-mukh
HAHA
gugu-muku
gu-gu-muku
HEעברית
גרוני-חיך
gro-ni-ḥa-yak
HIहिन्दी
गलत-मूख
galat-mukh
HUMagyar
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
IDBahasa Indonesia
gutturo-palatal
gu-tu-ro-pa-la-tal
IGIG
ngwa-nke
ngwa-nke
ITItaliano
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gut-tu-ral
JA日本語
口蓋音
くがいおん
KKKK
жәңір-ауыз
dʒaŋ-i-r-a-uız
KMKM
ឝឝ សំឡេង
mɛː səm-leng
KO한국어
구개음
gugaeum
MRMR
गळा-मूख
ga-la-mukh
MSBahasa Melayu
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
MYမြန်မာ
口蓋音
ku-gai-o-n
NLNederlands
palato-guttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
NONorsk
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
PAPA
ਗਰਦਨ-ਮੂੰ
gar-dan-mū-n
PLPolski
palatogutturalny
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral-ny
PTPortuguês
gutturo-palatal
gu-tu-ro-pa-la-tal
RORomână
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
RUРусский
губно-мягко-язычный
ɡʊb-no-mʲy-k-o-jazy-t͡ɕːnyj
SVSvenska
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
SWKiswahili
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
TAதமிழ்
தொண்டை-வாய்
toṇṭṭai-vāi
TEతెలుగు
గొంతు-పెదవి
goṇṭu-pɛdavi
THไทย
เสียงหลังเพดาน
sǐːŋ lang pɛː-dān
TLTL
palatoguttural
pa-la-to-gʊt-tju-ral
TRTürkçe
gutturo-palatal
gʊt-tʊʁ-o-pa-la-tal
UKУкраїнська
палатально-глотковий
pa-la-tal-no-hlo-t͡skovıy
URاردو
گالہ-بالہ
ga-la-ba-la
VITiếng Việt
âm thanh họng-vòm
âm thanh họng-vòm
YOYO
ẹ̀sẹ̀-ẹ̀sẹ̀
èsè-èsè
ZH中文
腭音
è yīn
ZUZU
umngqophiso
um-ngqoph-iso

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