An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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laryngeal consonant
  هم‌آوای ِ حنجره‌ای  
hamâvâ-ye hanjare-yi
Fr.: son laryngé  

A consonant generated in the → larynx with the → vocal cords partly closed and partly vibrating. It is hypothesized that the → Proto-Indo-European language contained some laryngeal consonants (denoted by H).

See also: → laryngeal; → consonant.