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bilabial

/baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
bi-l-abi-al
IPA
/baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Articulated with both lips.

noun

A speech sound articulated with both lips.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin labiālisbor. English labial English bilabial From bi- + labial.

Inflected Forms

bilabials (plural)

Derived Forms

bilabially nonbilabial prebilabial

Frequently Paired Words

labialized labiodental

Rhymes With

labial nasolabial linguolabial nonlabial infralabial dentilabial inguinolabial vaginolabial supralabial sublabial gingivolabial buccolabial

Questions

How do you pronounce bilabial?
The recorded pronunciation is /baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/.
What does bilabial mean?
Articulated with both lips.
Where does bilabial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin labiālisbor. English labial English bilabial From bi- + labial.

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