noun
uvular consonant; uvular
Linguistics term for a consonant articulated with the back of the tongue against or near the uvula.
フランス語の「r」は口蓋垂音の一種です。
The French 'r' is a kind of uvular consonant.
Compound of 口蓋垂 (こうがいすい, 'uvula') and 音 (おん, 'sound').