LARYNGEAL


Meaning of LARYNGEAL in English

I. lə-ˈrin-jəl also -jē-əl; ˌla-rən-ˈjē-əl adjective

Date: 1795

1. : of, relating to, or used on the larynx

a laryngeal obstruction

2. : produced by or with constriction of the larynx

laryngeal articulation of sounds

II. noun

Date: circa 1902

1. : an anatomical part (as a nerve or artery) that supplies or is associated with the larynx

2.

a. : a laryngeal sound

b. : any of a set of several conjectured phonemes reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European chiefly on indirect evidence

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.