Delabialize

/ˌdiːˈleɪbɪəlaɪz/ verb

Definition

To remove or lose the labial (lip) quality from a speech sound in language.

Etymology

From 'de-' plus 'labialize,' which itself comes from Latin 'labium' (lip). This verb was coined in linguistic scholarship to describe sound changes observed in language evolution.

Kelly Says

Linguists watching languages change over time noticed that certain lip-rounded sounds would 'lose their lips' and become different sounds—delabialization is how they captured this weird concept that sounds can physically transform.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
labi ንጽህ
la-bi n-ts-ih
ARالعربية
فكّ الشفاه
fikk ash-shafa
BNবাংলা
মুখের সীমানা সরানো
mukh-er see-ma-na so-ra-no
CACatalà
deslabialitzar
de-la-bee-a-li-tzar
CSČeština
delabializovat
de-la-bee-a-li-zo-vat
DADansk
delabialisere
de-la-bee-a-li-se-re
DEDeutsch
Delabialisieren
de-la-bee-a-li-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αποσυν唇ισμός
a-po-sin-chi-pism-os
ESEspañol
deslabializar
des-la-bee-a-li-zar
FAفارسی
بیرون آوردن لب
bi-roon a-vardan lab
FISuomi
delabialisoida
de-la-bee-a-li-sioi-da
FRFrançais
délabialiser
de-la-bee-a-li-zehr
GUGU
ભાષા
bha-sha
HAHA
sanya bakin
sa-nya ba-kin
HEעברית
לפרק את השפתיים
le-par-ek et ha-shef-ta-yim
HIहिन्दी
हृदय से बाहर निकालना
hrid-ay se ba-har nikal-na
HUMagyar
delabializálni
de-la-bee-a-li-za-lni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghilangkan bibir
menghilangkan bibir
IGIG
gba ọnọ
gba o-no
ITItaliano
delabializzare
de-la-bee-a-li-tza-reh
JA日本語
唇離開化
くちびる Hancock
KKKK
ауызды бөлу
au-yz-dy bo-lu
KMKM
បោះបង់ស្ត្រី
bo-a-bông-s-trey
KO한국어
입술을 분리하다
ip-sul-eul bun-ri-ha-da
MRMR
ओठे वेगळे करा
o-the ve-ga-le ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
menghilangkan bibir
menghilangkan bibir
MYမြန်မာ
လိပ်များ ထုတ်ပေး
leip-ma hr-tout-pe
NLNederlands
labiale verwijderen
la-bee-ahl ve-r-wij-den
NONorsk
delabialisere
de-la-bee-a-li-se-re
PAPA
ਹਾਲੀ ਡਾਲ
haal-ee daal
PLPolski
odlabializować
od-la-bee-a-li-zo-vat
PTPortuguês
deslabializar
des-la-bee-a-li-zar
RORomână
delabializa
de-la-bee-a-li-za
RUРусский
де labios
de-la-bi-os
SVSvenska
delabialisera
de-la-bee-a-li-se-ra
SWKiswahili
kuondoa midomo
koo-on-doa mi-do-mo
TAதமிழ்
உணர்கை நீக்க
u-nar-kai nee-kka
TEతెలుగు
నోటి చిగుళ్ళను తొలగించు
no-ti chi-gul-lu-nu tho-la-gin-chu
THไทย
แยกริมฝีปาก
yaek rim fai pak
TLTL
alisin ng mga labi
a-li-sin ng mga la-bi
TRTürkçe
delabialize etmek
de-la-bee-a-li-ze eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
делібіалізувати
de-li-bee-a-li-zu-vaty
URاردو
ہونٹوں کو جدا کرنا
ho-n-ton ko ja-da kar-na
VITiếng Việt
loại bỏ môi
loi bo moi
YOYO
gba ọpọ
gba o-po
ZH中文
脱唇化
tuōchún huà
ZUZU
ukusisa amanzi
u-ku-si-sa a-man-zi

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