Definition
The larynx is the part of your throat that holds the vocal cords and helps you breathe, speak, and protect your airway when you swallow.
Etymology
From New Latin *larynx*, from Greek *lárunx* or *lárunx*, meaning the upper windpipe or voice box. The term was adopted in scientific anatomy to name this specific structure.
Kelly Says
Your larynx is your built‑in musical instrument, changing shape to create pitch and tone. The bump you see in some necks as the “Adam’s apple” is really just part of the larynx’s cartilage frame sticking out.
Translations
ARالعربية
الحنجرة
al-han-je-rah
BNবাংলা
শ্বাসনালী
shwasonali
CACatalà
laringe
la-RIN-heh
CSČeština
hlásnička
hlas-ni-chka
DEDeutsch
Stimmbänder
STIM-buh-NAY-der
ELΕλληνικά
φωνητική
fo-ni-ti-ki
ESEspañol
laringe
la-RIN-heh
FISuomi
äänihuuli
a-ni-HOO-li
FRFrançais
larynx
la-RENGS
HIहिन्दी
स्वरयंत्र
sva-ra-yantra
HUMagyar
szájnyálkahártya
saz-nyal-kah-har-tya
IDBahasa Indonesia
larink
la-RIN-k
ITItaliano
laringe
la-RIN-heh
MRMR
श्वासनली
shwa-sa-na-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
larinks
la-rinks
NLNederlands
strottenhoofd
STROT-en-HOF
PAPA
ਸਾ verzorg
sa-a-var-oz
PLPolski
struna głosowa
s-TROO-nah glo-so-vah
PTPortuguês
laringe
la-RIN-heh
RORomână
laringă
la-RIN-gah
RUРусский
гортань
gor-TAN'
SVSvenska
larynx
lar-inks
SWKiswahili
larynx
la-rinks
TEతెలుగు
శ్వాసకోశం
shwa-sa-ko-sham
THไทย
กล่องเสียง
glong-siang
UKУкраїнська
гортань
gor-TAN'
VITiếng Việt
thanh quản
thanh-quan