different between plosive vs pharyngeal

English

Etymology

Clipping of explosive.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pl??s?v/, /?pl??z?v/
• (US) enPR: pl?'s?v, pl?'z?v, IPA^(key): /?plo?s?v/, /?plo?z?v/

Noun

plosive (plural plosives)

1. (phonetics) Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

   Synonyms: stop, occlusive

   Hypernyms: consonant, obstruent

Related terms

• plosion

Translations

Adjective

plosive (comparative more plosive, superlative most plosive)

1. (phonetics) Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

Derived terms

• plosively
• plosiveness

French

Noun

plosive f (plural plosives)

1. plosive

Adjective

plosive

1. feminine singular of plosif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

plosive

1. inflection of plosiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

English

Alternative forms

• pharyngal

Etymology

From New Latin pharyngeus +? -al, from pharynx +? -eus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f????n.d??i.?l/, /f????n.?i.?l/, /?fa.??n?d?i?.?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??.?n?d??i.?l/, /?fæ?.?n?d??i.?l/, /f????n.d??i.?l/, /f????n.d???l/
• Rhymes: -?nd?i?l, -?n?i?l, -i??l, -?nd??l

Adjective

pharyngeal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
2. (phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

pharyngeal (plural pharyngeals)

1. (phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant.

References

• “pharyngeal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “pharyngeal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).