pharyngeal

pharyngeal
[fəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəl, ˌfarɪnˈdʒiːəl]
adjective
  1. of or relating to the pharynx
    (与)咽(有关)的
    ■(Phonetics)(of a speech sound) produced by articulating the root of the tongue with the pharynx, a feature of certain consonants in Arabic, for example
    (语音)咽音的,喉音的
noun
  1. (Phonetics)a pharyngeal consonant
    (语音)咽音,喉音
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from modern Latin pharyngeus (from Greek pharunx, pharung- 'throat') + -al
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