labial

Значение (Английский)

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
2. Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
3. On the side facing the lips. See mesial.
4. Furnished with lips.

Noun

1. A consonant articulated by the lips.
2. An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
3. Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.

Синонимы

rounded

bilabial

labial consonant

relating to the lip

labial sound

lip

belonging to the lips

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.bi.əl/

Этимология (Английский)

Borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis (“of or pertaining to the lips”), from labium (“a lip”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to labium + -al.