Meanings
nounpalatovelar (plural palatovelars)
plural palatovelars
- human sciencesA velar sound articulated further in the mouth at the area of the soft palate; a palatized velar.
Synonyms: postpalatal, prevelar, velopalatal
adjectivepalatovelar (not comparable)
- not comparableBeing or relating to such a sound.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA velar sound articulated further in the mouth at the area of the soft palate; a palatized velar.
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
- Latinpalātum
- Englishpalato-
- Proto-Indo-European*weg-
- Proto-Indo-European*wegslomder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-der.?
- Proto-Italic*wekslom
- Latinvēlum
- Latinvēlāris
- Englishvelar
- Englishpalatovelar
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APA
palatovelar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatovelar
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“palatovelar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatovelar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatovelar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatovelar.
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