/feuh rin"jee euhl, -jeuhl, far'in jee"euhl/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or situated near the pharynx.
2. Phonet. articulated with retraction of the root of the tongue and constriction of the pharynx.
n.
3. Phonet. a pharyngeal speech sound.
Also, pharyngal /feuh ring"geuhl/ .
[ 1820-30; pharynge ( us ) pharyngeal (see PHARYNG-, -EOUS) + -AL 1 ]