Gutturalness

/ˈɡʌtərəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being guttural; the characteristic of sounding harsh and produced from the throat.

Etymology

From guttural plus the -ness suffix, which creates abstract nouns describing qualities or states of being.

Kelly Says

The gutturalness of a language isn't just about sound—it reflects how a culture's geography and history shaped which throat muscles speakers developed, making some accents naturally deeper or harsher than others.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምላክ አንድ ነው
am-la-k an-d ne-wu
ARالعربية
خشونة
khush-u-na
BNবাংলা
কণ্ঠস্বর
kon-th-swar
CACatalà
gargarisme
gar-gar-ee-sme
CSČeština
chrpavost
chr-pa-vost
DADansk
stræbende
stræ-ben-de
DEDeutsch
Kehlkopfhaftigkeit
kayl-kopf-ha-f-ti-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
γραμμικότητα
gram-mi-ko-ti-ta
ESEspañol
gargarismo
gar-gar-ee-smo
FAفارسی
خراش
khra-sh
FISuomi
kurkkusuuntaisuus
kurk-ku-suun-tais-uus
FRFrançais
gargarisme
gar-gar-ee-zhm
GUGU
ગરગર
gar-gar
HAHA
karkash
kar-kash
HEעברית
קול גרוני
kol gro-ni
HIहिन्दी
कर्कशता
kar-kas-ta
HUMagyar
gargantilla
gar-gan-til-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
gargarisme
gar-gar-ee-sme
IGIG
isi-eke
ee-see-e-keh
ITItaliano
gargarismo
gar-gar-ee-smo
JA日本語
声門性
sei-mon-sei
KKKK
қия
qi-ya
KMKM
សំឡេង
sam-leng
KO한국어
성문성
seong-mun-seong
MRMR
घोषणा
ghos-ha-na
MSBahasa Melayu
garing
ga-ring
MYမြန်မာ
သံတိုင်း
than-taing
NLNederlands
keeltoon
kayl-toon
NONorsk
stræbende
stræ-ben-de
PAPA
ਕੜਕ
kar-dak
PLPolski
chrząstkość
hrz-as-t-v-skos-t
PTPortuguês
gargarismo
gar-gar-ee-smo
RORomână
gurguireală
gur-gur-ee-ale
RUРусский
хриплость
hrip-lost'
SVSvenska
strävsamhet
strävs-am-het
SWKiswahili
sauti ya kinyume
sau-ti ya ki-nyu-me
TAதமிழ்
கரகரப்பு
kar-a-kar-apu
TEతెలుగు
గొంతులోని
gon-tu-lo-ni
THไทย
เสียงขรึม
sǐang khruhm
TLTL
kargarang
kar-gar-ang
TRTürkçe
gargarizm
gar-gar-izm
UKУкраїнська
хриплота
hrip-lo-ta
URاردو
گُرگُر
gur-gur
VITiếng Việt
khàn tiếng
khan tyeng
YOYO
gbegbẹ
gbe-gbe
ZH中文
喉音性
hóu yīn xìng
ZUZU
umngcwabo
um-ng-cwa-bo

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