Definition of "velar" []

• Of or relating to a velum. (adjective)
• Concerning or using the soft palate. (adjective)
• Articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (g) in good and (k) in king. (adjective)
• A velar consonant. (noun)

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• "One of these major issues with the sound system involves the so-called velar stops, that is, the reconstructed sounds *ḱ, *k, *ǵ, *g, *ǵʰ and *gʰ."
• "The S is substituted there with an English H or the velar fricative that in Spanish is nowadays a J in many occasions."
• "But a Spanish J is not the equivalent of a Y, it is a velar fricative."