velar

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
velar /ˈviːlə/

▶adjective

• 1 relating to a veil or velum.

• 2 Phonetics (of a speech sound) pronounced with the back of the tongue near the soft palate, as in k and g in English.

▶noun a velar sound.

– derivatives
velarization (or velarisation /ˌviːlərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/) noun,
velarize (or velarise) verb.

– origin C18: from L. velaris, from velum (see velum).