velar nasal

noun

A nasal consonant voiced, as the sound of "ng" in English "sing", represented with ŋ in the IPA phonetic alphabet.

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Meanings

nounvelar nasal (plural velar nasals)

plural velar nasals

  1. human sciencesA nasal consonant voiced, as the sound of "ng" in English "sing", represented with ŋ in the IPA phonetic alphabet.

Origin

From velar + nasal.

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Translations

Finnish äng-äänne, velaarinen nasaali
  • äng-äänneconsonant ŋ
  • velaarinen nasaaliconsonant ŋ
Cite this entry
APA

velar nasal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velar%20nasal

MLA

“velar nasal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velar%20nasal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velar nasal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velar%20nasal.

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