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labiovelar

/ˌleɪbɪəʊˈviːlə/

/ˌleɪbiəˈvɪlər/

Translations

labiovelarnoun

labiovelars

/ˌleɪ.bi.əʊˈviː.lə/

/ˌleɪ.bi.oʊˈvi.lɚ/

Countable linguistic term referring to a consonant articulated with both lips and velum.

Synonyms

labio-velar consonant

labial-velar consonant

labialized velar

labialized-velar consonant

rounded velar

labiovelaradjective

more labiovelar

Comp.

most labiovelar

Super.

/ˌleɪbɪəʊˈviːlə/

/ˌleɪbiəˈvɪlər/

The labiovelar sound is produced with both the lips and the soft palate.

Губно-небный звук производится с участием как губ, так и мягкого неба.

Synonyms

labiovelarnoun

A consonant articulated with simultaneous involvement of the lips and the velum, such as /kw/ or /gw/.

Proto-Indo-European had three series of labiovelars that later merged in several daughter languages.

labiovelaradjective

Of a speech sound, articulated with simultaneous constriction of the lips and the velum (soft palate).

In English, /w/ is a labiovelar approximant.