pharyngal

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/fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəl/

A form of pharyngeal — Of or pertaining to the pharynx.

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Meanings

adjectivepharyngal (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of pharyngeal.

    the quality of the voice may be modified through whole sentences by various glottal, pharyngal and oral influences

    1890, Henry Sweet, A Primer of Phonetics, page 68
nounpharyngal (plural pharyngals)

plural pharyngals

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pharyngeal.

Origin

From pharynx + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

pharyngal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngal

MLA

“pharyngal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharyngal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngal.

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