back vowel

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Noun

back vowel (plural back vowels)

1. (phonetics) Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth, such as /uː/ in rule or /əʊ/ in pole.

   Synonym: dark vowel

Translations

any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth

Armenian: ետին շարքի ձայնավոր (hy) (etin šarkʻi jaynavor) Chinese: Mandarin: 後元音 / 后元音 (zh) (hòuyuányīn) Danish: bagtungevokal c Dutch: achterklinker (nl) m Finnish: takavokaali (fi) French: voyelle postérieure (fr) f German: Hinterzungenvokal (de) m, hinterer Vokal m Greek: πίσω φωνήεν n (píso foníen) Hungarian: mély hangrendű, hátul képzett, veláris, or rarely hátsó nyelvállású magánhangzó Japanese: 後舌母音 (atojitaboin) Korean: 후설모음 (ko) (huseolmo'eum) Polish: samogłoska tylna f Portuguese: vogal posterior f Russian: гла́сный за́днего ря́да m (glásnyj zádnevo rjáda) Spanish: vocal posterior m Swedish: bakre vokal Tamil: பின்னுயிர் (piṉṉuyir) Turkish: kalın ünlü (tr), kalın sesli (tr), art ünlü, art sesli

See also

• back consonant
• front consonant
• front vowel
• vowel harmony

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