velarize
English
Alternative forms
- velarise
Etymology
From velar + -ize.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːləɹaɪz/
Verb
velarize (third-person singular simple present velarizes, present participle velarizing, simple past and past participle velarized)
- (phonology) To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
- (phonology) To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.
- In several dialects of Central German, the cluster -nd- has been velarized to -ng-.
Related terms
- velarization
Translations
to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant
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