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German
Etymology
From Kehle (“throat”) + Laut (“sound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeː(l)ˌlaʊ̯t/
- Hyphenation: Kehl‧laut
Noun
Kehllaut m (strong, genitive Kehllautes or Kehllauts, plural Kehllaute)
- (phonetics) A guttural or “throaty” consonant, i.e. one produced deep in the mouth: a uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal.
Das Deutsche kennt vier Kehllaute: [χ], [ʁ], [ʔ], [h]. Das Arabische kennt zusätzlich noch [q], [ħ], [ʕ].- German has four throaty consonants: , , , . Arabic has , , additionally.
- (phonetics, strictly, less common) Synonym of Glottal or Kehlkopflaut (“glottal”).
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