pharyngealization

/fəˌɹɪn.dʒ(i).əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//fəˌɹɪn.dʒ(i).əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/

noun

The act or process of pharyngealizing.

OriginEnglish pharyngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Late Latin pharyngeus →
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Meanings

nounpharyngealization (countable and uncountable, plural pharyngealizations)

plural pharyngealizations

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe act or process of pharyngealizing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  3. Pre-Greek*?der.?
  4. Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
  5. Latinpharynx
  6. Late Latinpharyngeus
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishpharyngeal
  10. Englishpharyngealization

From pharyngeal + -ization.

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Translations

Catalan faringalització
  • faringalitzacióact or process of pharyngealizing
Chinese Mandarin 咽化
  • 咽化act or process of pharyngealizing
Czech faryngalizace
  • faryngalizaceact or process of pharyngealizing
Danish faryngalisering
  • faryngaliseringact or process of pharyngealizing
Dutch faryngalisering
  • faryngaliseringact or process of pharyngealizing
Finnish faryngalisaatio
  • faryngalisaatioact or process of pharyngealizing
French pharyngalisation
  • pharyngalisationact or process of pharyngealizing
German Pharyngalisierung
  • Pharyngalisierungact or process of pharyngealizing
Indonesian faringalisasi
  • faringalisasiact or process of pharyngealizing
Japanese 咽頭化
  • 咽頭化act or process of pharyngealizing
Persian حلقومیشدگی
  • حلقومیشدگیact or process of pharyngealizing
Polish faryngalizacja
  • faryngalizacjaact or process of pharyngealizing
Portuguese faringealização
  • faringealizaçãoact or process of pharyngealizing
Russian фарингализация
  • фарингализация (faringalizacija)act or process of pharyngealizing
Spanish faringealización
  • faringealizaciónact or process of pharyngealizing
Cite this entry
APA

pharyngealization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngealization

MLA

“pharyngealization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngealization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharyngealization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharyngealization.

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