A velar stop or velar plosive is a type of consonant. Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-07-20, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...
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To produce this sound, we momentarily stop the flow of air through the oral cavity by pressing together the upper and lower lips, and then we release the blockage.
The /k/ of 'kisi' = to kiss is an unvoiced dorso-velar stop in the sense that the dorsum or back part of the tongue closes the oral cavity by touching the velum, which is the back part of the palate, which in turn is the whole upper part (roof) of the mouth.
If we remember that the stops are bilabial and the fricatives are labio-dental, and if we somewhat loosely use the term 'dental' for apico-dental or apico-alveolar, we can arrange the consonants as follows.
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