Synonyms: velar, velar consonant
Definition: a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
Similar words: consonant
Definition: a speech sound that is not a vowel
Synonyms: velar
Definition: produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')
Similar words: hard
Definition: (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
Usage: Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants