Meanings
nountonguetip (plural tonguetips)
plural tonguetips
- The tip of the tongue.
[…] is produced by a stricture of complete closure involving the upper teeth and the tonguetip. The velum is raised and the vocal folds are not in vibration.
1974, Journal of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, page 116
Origin
Translations
Arabic ذَلَق, أَسَلَة
- ذَلَق (ḏalaq)Translations
- أَسَلَة (ʔasala)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 舌尖
- 舌尖 (shéjiān)Translations
German Zungenspitze
- ZungenspitzeTranslations
Japanese 舌先, 舌端
- 舌先 (shitasaki)Translations
- 舌端 (zettan)Translations
- 舌頭 (zettō)Translations
- 舌尖 (zessen)Translations
Korean 혀끝
- 혀끝 (hyeokkeut)Translations
Latvian mēles galiņš
- mēles galiņšTranslations
Welsh blaen y tafod
- blaen y tafodTranslations
Zulu inkotha
- inkothaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
tonguetip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonguetip
MLA
“tonguetip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonguetip. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonguetip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonguetip.
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