lingual

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɪŋɡwəl/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin linguis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”).

Adjective

lingual (comparative more lingual, superlative most lingual)

1. Related to the tongue.
2. Related to language or linguistics.
3. (phonetics) articulated with the tongue
4. (dentistry) Of a lower tooth, on the side facing the tongue. See mesial.

Synonyms

• tonguely

Coordinate terms

• (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,‎ apical,‎ axial,‎ buccal,‎ cervical,‎ coronal,‎ distal,‎ distobuccal,‎ distofacial,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ mesiolingual,‎ occlusal,‎ palatal,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ superior,‎ vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]}

Translations

related to the tongue

• Esperanto: langa (eo)
• French: lingual (fr)
• Greek: γλωσσικός (el) (glossikós) m
• Irish: teangach (ga), teangúil (ga)
• Latin: lingualis (la) m and f, linguale (la) f

• Polish: językowy (pl) m
• Slovene: (medical) lingválen (sl), jezíčen (sl)
• Spanish: lingual (es)
• Volapük: linegik (vo)

related to languages

• Esperanto: lingva (eo)
• French: lingual (fr)
• Greek: γλωσσικός (el) (glossikós) m
• Irish: teangach (ga), teangúil (ga)

• Polish: językowy (pl) m
• Slovene: jezikóven (sl), jezíčen (sl)
• Spanish: lingual (es)
• Volapük: pükik (vo)

Noun

lingual (plural linguals)

1. (phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue

Translations

sound articulated with the tongue

• Japanese: 舌音 (ja) (ぜつおん, setsuon)

• Latin: lingualis (la) m

Derived terms

• bilingual
• linguality
• lingual tonsil
• multilingual
• omnilingual
• translingual

See also

• alveolar
• dental
• glottal
• labial
• -lingual
• nasal
• palatal
• pharyngeal
• velar

Anagrams

• lingula