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exolabial en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- Proto-Indo-European *leb- Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin labiālisbor. English labial English exolabial From exo- + labial.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
exo-labial alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

endolabial

Synonyms

pursed (of vowel rounding) · or outer rounding (of vowel rounding) · inrounding (of vowel rounding) · compressed (of vowel rounding) · vertical lip-rounding (of vowel rounding)

Translations (2)

fi eksolabiaalinen (linguistics: of a type of pronunciation) · pl egzolabialny (linguistics: of a type of pronunciation)