Phrase guide

back vowel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dark vowel

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ետին շարքի ձայնավոր (etin šarkʻi jaynavor) — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 後元音 /后元音 (hòuyuányīn) — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Danish: bagtungevokal — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Dutch: achterklinker — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Finnish: takavokaali — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • French: voyelle postérieure — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • German: Hinterzungenvokal — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • German: hinterer Vokal — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Greek: πίσω φωνήεν (píso foníen) — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Japanese: 後舌母音 (atojitaboin) — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Korean: 후설모음 (huseolmo'eum) — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Polish: samogłoska tylna — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Portuguese: vogal posterior — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Russian: гла́сный за́днего ря́да (glásnyj zádnevo rjáda) — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Spanish: vocal posterior — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Swedish: bakre vokal — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Tamil: பின்னுயிர் (piṉṉuyir) — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Turkish: kalın ünlü — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Turkish: kalın sesli — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Turkish: art ünlü — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • Turkish: art sesli — any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth