1. Plural of laryngeal; consonant sounds produced in or near the larynx, or speakers/users of such sounds.
Usage: linguistics; historical linguistics

1. Of, relating to, or produced by the larynx.
Usage: medical; phonetics

Examples

• The laryngeals in Proto-Indo-European are a subject of ongoing linguistic debate.
• Laryngeal consonants are found in many languages around the world.
• The patient experienced laryngeal pain after the procedure.
• Linguists study laryngeals to understand the evolution of ancient languages.
• Some theories propose that laryngeals were more common in early speech forms.