Meanings
adjectivepharyngeal (not comparable)
alternative pharyngal
- not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the pharynx.
nounpharyngeal (plural pharyngeals)
plural pharyngeals · alternative pharyngal
- abbreviationellipsishuman sciencesEllipsis of pharyngeal consonant (“a sound that is articulated with the pharynx”).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
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Origin
From Late Latin pharyngeus + -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بُلْعُومِيّ, حَلْقِيّ
- بُلْعُومِيّ (bulʕūmiyy)of or pertaining to the pharynx
- حَلْقِيّ (ḥalqiyy)of pharyngeal sounds
Catalan faringi, faringi
- faringiof or pertaining to the pharynx
- faringiof pharyngeal sounds
Chinese Mandarin 咽的, 咽的
- 咽的 (yān-de)of or pertaining to the pharynx
- 咽的 (yān-de)of pharyngeal sounds
Czech hltanový, faryngální
- hltanovýof or pertaining to the pharynx
- faryngálníof or pertaining to the pharynx
Dutch faringisch, faringisch
- faringischof or pertaining to the pharynx
- faringischof pharyngeal sounds
Finnish nielu-, faryngaalinen
- nielu-of or pertaining to the pharynx
- faryngaalinenof or pertaining to the pharynx
- kurkku-of pharyngeal sounds
- faryngaalinenof pharyngeal sounds
French pharyngé, pharyngien
- pharyngéof or pertaining to the pharynx
- pharyngienof or pertaining to the pharynx
- pharyngéof pharyngeal sounds
- pharyngienof pharyngeal sounds
German pharyngisch, pharyngal
- pharyngischof or pertaining to the pharynx
- pharyngalof or pertaining to the pharynx
- pharyngischof pharyngeal sounds
- pharyngalof pharyngeal sounds
Greek φαρυγγικός, φαρυγγικός
- φαρυγγικός (faryngikós)of or pertaining to the pharynx
- φαρυγγικός (faryngikós)of pharyngeal sounds
Hebrew לועי, לועי
- לועי (loí)of or pertaining to the pharynx
- לועי (loí)of pharyngeal sounds
Italian faringale, faringale
- faringaleof or pertaining to the pharynx
- faringaleof pharyngeal sounds
Japanese 咽頭, 咽頭音
- 咽頭 (intō)of or pertaining to the pharynx
- 咽頭音 (intō-on)of pharyngeal sounds
Latin pharyngicus, pharyngeus
- pharyngicusof or pertaining to the pharynx
- pharyngeusof or pertaining to the pharynx
- pharyngeālisof or pertaining to the pharynx
- pharyngicusof pharyngeal sounds
Polish gardłowy, gardłowy
- gardłowyof or pertaining to the pharynx
- gardłowyof pharyngeal sounds
- faryngalnyof pharyngeal sounds
Portuguese faríngeo, faringiano
- faríngeoof or pertaining to the pharynx
- faringianoof or pertaining to the pharynx
- faríngicoof or pertaining to the pharynx
- faríngeoof pharyngeal sounds
Russian гло́точный, фарингеа́льный
- гло́точный (glótočnyj)of or pertaining to the pharynx
- фарингеа́льный (faringeálʹnyj)of or pertaining to the pharynx
- горта́нный (gortánnyj)of pharyngeal sounds
- фаринга́льный (faringálʹnyj)of pharyngeal sounds
- фарингеа́льный (faringeálʹnyj)of pharyngeal sounds
Spanish faríngeo, faríngeo
- faríngeoof or pertaining to the pharynx
- faríngeoof pharyngeal sounds
Swedish svalg-, faryngal
- svalg-of or pertaining to the pharynx
- faryngalof or pertaining to the pharynx
Welsh sefnigol, argegol
- sefnigolof or pertaining to the pharynx
- argegolof or pertaining to the pharynx
- sefnigolof pharyngeal sounds
- argegolof pharyngeal sounds
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pharyngeal
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pharyngeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngeal
MLA
“pharyngeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngeal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharyngeal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngeal.
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