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labial.

Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈleɪ.bi.əl//ˈleɪb.jəl/

  1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.

    not-comparable

  2. Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.

    not-comparable

  3. On the side facing the lips. See mesial.

    not-comparable

  4. Furnished with lips.

    not-comparable
    a labial organ pipe
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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 Borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis (“of or pertaining to the lips”), from labium (“a lip”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, labi(um) + -al.

noun/ˈleɪ.bi.əl//ˈleɪb.jəl/

  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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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 Borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis (“of or pertaining to the lips”), from labium (“a lip”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, labi(um) + -al.

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