lingual

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
2. (not-comparable, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
3. (not-comparable, relational) Related to language or linguistics.

Noun

A sound articulated with the tongue.

Synonyms

linguistic

linguistical

quasilinguistic

Translations

lingual

γλωσσικός

lingual

lingualis

lingual

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linguístico

linguistico

sprachlich

linguale

γλωσσόφωνο

lingual

Zungenlaut

linguistique

langagier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from lingua (“the tongue; a language, speech”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to lingua + -al. Doublet of lingualis.