linguolabial

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣ(u)wā

Latin dingua

Latin lingua

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English linguo-

English labial

English linguolabial

From linguo- + labial.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪbiəl

Adjective

linguolabial (not comparable)

1. (phonetics) articulated with the tongue and the upper lip.

   Coordinate terms: dentolabial, labiolingual

Noun

linguolabial (plural linguolabials)

1. (phonetics) A speech sound that is articulated with the tongue and the upper lip.