Meanings
adjectivelabiovelar (not comparable)
alternative labio-velar
- not comparablehuman sciencesco-articulated at the velum and the lips
nounlabiovelar (plural labiovelars)
plural labiovelars · alternative labio-velar
- human sciencesA labiovelar sound.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*leb-
- Proto-Indo-European*l̥b-yóm
- Proto-Italic*labjom
- Latinlabium
- Englishlabio-
- Proto-Indo-European*weg-
- Proto-Indo-European*wegslomder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-der.?
- Proto-Italic*wekslom
- Latinvēlum
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinvēlāris
- Englishvelar
- Englishlabiovelar
Translations
Finnish labiovelaarinen, labiovelaari
- labiovelaarinenco-articulated at the velum and the lips
- labiovelaaria velar sound articulated with lip-rounding
French labiovélaire
- labiovélairea velar sound articulated with lip-rounding
Greek χειλοϋπερωικός
- χειλοϋπερωικός (cheiloÿperoïkós)a velar sound articulated with lip-rounding
Swedish labiovelar
- labiovelara velar sound articulated with lip-rounding
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
labiovelar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labiovelar
MLA
“labiovelar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labiovelar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “labiovelar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labiovelar.
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