back vowel

English

Noun

back vowel (plural back vowels)

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

Translations

Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth

Armenian: ետին շարքի ձայնավոր (hy) (etin šarkʿi jaynavor)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 後元音 (zh), 后元音 (zh) (hòuyuányīn)
Danish: bagtungevokal c
Finnish: takavokaali (fi)
French: voyelle postérieure (fr) f
German: Hinterzungenvokal m, hinterer Vokal m
Greek: πίσω φωνήεν n (píso foníen)

Japanese: 後舌母音 (atojitaboin)
Korean: 후설모음 (ko) (huseolmo-eum)
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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