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uvular

  • /ˈjuːvjʊlə/ UK
  • /ˈjuvjələɹ/ US

Where it comes from

From Latin ūvulāris. By surface analysis, uvula + -ar.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to the uvula.
  2. not comparable Of a sound, articulated with the uvula (the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate).

noun uvulars

  1. A sound articulated with the uvula.

Translations

Every language

adj of or relating to the uvula

Españoluvular
Françaisuvulaire
Italianouvulare
Ελληνικάσταφυλικός stafylikós
Русскийязычко́вый jazyčkóvyj

adj of a sound, articulated with the uvula

Españoluvular
Italianouvulare
Русскийувуля́рный uvuljárnyj, язычко́вый jazyčkóvyj
العربيةلَهَوِيّ lahawiyy

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"uvular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/uvular. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

uvular. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/uvular

Chicago

"uvular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/uvular.

BibTeX
@misc{uvular_2026,
  title = {uvular},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uvular},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}