bilabial
/baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/
bilabial adjective: articulated with both lips.
Adjective
bilabial (not comparable)
- Articulated with both lips.
- "Oh, yes. He talks a lot about phonemes and semantemes and bilabial fricatives. He has a van with recording apparatus in it. He's a good chap."1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 545
Noun
bilabial (plural bilabials)
- A speech sound articulated with both lips.
bilabial meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Arabic and Vietnamese
bilabial in Tamil
- ஈரிதழ் ஒலி, இதழிணை மெய்யொலி, ஈரிதழுடைய, இருபிளவுடைய, ஈரிதழிணை வால் பிறக்கிற
bilabial in Urdu
- دو ہونٹ والا
bilabial in Arabic
- articulated with both lips
- شَفَتَانِيّ šafatāniyy
bilabial in Vietnamese
- a speech sound articulated with both lips
- âm đôi môi
More languagesFewer languages
- Kashmiri
- دُوُٹھؠ duvuṭh'
Forms of bilabial
| plural | bilabials |
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Origin of bilabial
From bi- + labial.
Words formed from bilabial
Words that rhyme with bilabial
Questions about bilabial
- What does bilabial mean?
- Bilabial means articulated with both lips.
- What is bilabial in Tamil?
- Bilabial in Tamil is ஈரிதழ் ஒலி, இதழிணை மெய்யொலி, ஈரிதழுடைய. See Bilabial meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bilabial?
- Bilabial can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce bilabial?
- Bilabial is pronounced /baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/.
Words near bilabial in the dictionary
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