(traditional Chinese phonology) a guttural onset consonant, any of the group of consonants represented by the Middle Chinese pronunciation the following (母 (literally “mother”) means "base sound"; the character before it is the one that bears the onset consonant): 影母 (/ʔ/), 曉母 (/x/), 匣母 (/ɦ/) and 喻母 (/j/)

guttural or throaty sound (of speech) / glottal (consonant)

(phonetics) in Sanskrit phonology, a consonant made with the throat; a dorsal (/k, g, ŋ/) consonant

mild-mannered, gentle, affable

high pitch

tongue / reed of a woodwind (musical instrument) / clapper of a bell

口蓋垂: uvula

(phonetics) approximant

(linguistics) language contact

温和: mildness