Meanings
A guttural or “throaty” consonant, i.e. one produced deep in the mouth: a uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal.
Das Deutsche kennt vier Kehllaute: [χ], [ʁ], [ʔ], [h]. Das Arabische kennt zusätzlich noch [q], [ħ], [ʕ].German has four throaty consonants: [χ], [ʁ], [ʔ], [h]. Arabic has [q], [ħ], [ʕ] additionally.
raresynonym of Glottal or Kehlkopflaut (“glottal”)