Bilabial

/baɪˈleɪbiəl/ adjective

Definition

In phonetics, describing a consonant sound made by bringing both lips together, like the 'p' or 'b' sounds.

Etymology

From Latin 'bi-' (two) plus 'labia' (lips); linguistic terminology developed in the 19th century to classify consonant articulation based on which parts of the mouth create the sound.

Kelly Says

Your lips are surprisingly powerful speech tools—bilabial consonants like 'p,' 'b,' and 'm' are among the first sounds babies make because they're the easiest to produce and control.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
唇音
chup-on
ARالعربية
شفوي
shfawi
BNবাংলা
দ্বি-স্পর্শ
dwi-s-por-sh
CACatalà
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
CSČeština
bilabiální
bi-la-bi-al-ni
DADansk
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
DEDeutsch
bilabial
bi-la-bia-l
ELΕλληνικά
διφθαλικός
di-ftha-li-kos
ESEspañol
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
FAفارسی
دو لب
doo lab
FISuomi
bilabiaalinen
bi-la-bia-a-li-nen
FRFrançais
bilabiale
bi-la-bjal
GUGU
બિલાબિયલ
bi-la-bi-yal
HAHA
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
HEעברית
שפתי
shef-ti
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-आल
dwi-aal
HUMagyar
bilabiális
bi-la-bi-a-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
IGIG
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
ITItaliano
bilabiale
bi-la-bia-le
JA日本語
唇音
くびんおん
KKKK
жедел
je-del
KMKM
ស្បែក
sbaek
KO한국어
bilabial
비라비알
MRMR
बिलाबियाल
bi-la-bi-yal
MSBahasa Melayu
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
MYမြန်မာ
လိပ်ပုံ
leip-pohn
NLNederlands
bilabiaal
bi-la-bia-al
NONorsk
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
PAPA
ਬਿਲਾਬੀਅਲ
bi-la-bi-al
PLPolski
dwuwarstwowy
dvu-var-st-wo-wy
PTPortuguês
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
RORomână
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
RUРусский
bilaбиальный
bi-la-bi-al'nyi
SVSvenska
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
SWKiswahili
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை
ir-tta-i
TEతెలుగు
ద్వి-స్పర్శ
dwi-s-par-sha
THไทย
เสียงริมฝีปาก
siang rim fai pak
TLTL
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
TRTürkçe
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
UKУкраїнська
білабіальний
bi-la-bi-al-nyi
URاردو
دو لہی
doo la-hee
VITiếng Việt
tiếng môi
tieng moi
YOYO
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al
ZH中文
双唇音
shuāngchún yīn
ZUZU
bilabial
bi-la-bi-al

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