Standard Lemma guide

uvular

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjuːvjʊlə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈjuvjələɹ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the uvula.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a sound, articulated with the uvula (the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A sound articulated with the uvula.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or associated with the uvula

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the uvular r

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin ūvulāris. By surface analysis, uvula + -ar.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: njerithor — of or relating to the uvula
  • Finnish: uvulaarinen — of or relating to the uvula
  • Finnish: kitakieleke- — of or relating to the uvula
  • French: uvulaire — of or relating to the uvula
  • Greek: σταφυλικός (stafylikós) — of or relating to the uvula
  • Italian: uvulare — of or relating to the uvula
  • Polish: języczkowy — of or relating to the uvula
  • Russian: язычко́вый (jazyčkóvyj) — of or relating to the uvula
  • Spanish: uvular — of or relating to the uvula
  • Swedish: uvulär — of or relating to the uvula
  • Volapük: lüätik — of or relating to the uvula
  • Welsh: tafodigol — of or relating to the uvula
  • Arabic: لَهَوِيّ (lahawiyy) — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Danish: uvulær — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Finnish: uvulaarinen — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Italian: uvulare — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Polish: języczkowy — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Russian: увуля́рный (uvuljárnyj) — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Russian: язычко́вый (jazyčkóvyj) — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Spanish: uvular — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Swedish: uvulär — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Swedish: uvular — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Welsh: tafodigol — of a sound, articulated with the uvula
  • Danish: uvular — uvular sound
  • Finnish: uvulaari — uvular sound
  • Georgian: ნაქისმიერი (nakismieri) — uvular sound
Real reading context

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