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labia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • lā'bē-ə
  • /ˈleɪ.bi.ə/
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  • rhymes with -eɪbiə

1

noun

Meaning 1

The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-normally

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: genitals

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of labium

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَفْر (šafr) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Arabic: شفة (šeffa) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Bulgarian: у́стни (ústni) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Chinese Cantonese: 陰脣 /阴唇 (jam1 seon4) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陰脣 /阴唇 (yīnchún) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Wu Chinese: 陰脣 /阴唇 — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Danish: skamlæber — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Danish: kusselæber — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Dutch: (-en) schaamlip — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Estonian: häbememokad — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Finnish: häpyhuulet — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • French: lèvres — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • French: lèvres de la vulve — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • German: Labia — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • German: Schamlippen — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Greenlandic: utsuit paavisa amersaat — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Hindi: भगोष्ठ (bhagoṣṭh) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Hungarian: szeméremajkak — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Icelandic: skapabarmar — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Japanese: 陰唇 (inshin) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Korean: 음순 (eumsun) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Lithuanian: lytinės lūpos — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Luxembourgish: Schimtlëpsen — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Macedonian: усни (usni) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Māori: hangutu — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Māori: werewere (labia minora) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Classical Nahuatl: pīccatl — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Norwegian: kjønnslepper — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Nǀuu: ǂxʼaqbalosi — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Polish: wargi sromowe — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Portuguese: lábios — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Russian: гу́бы (gúby) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Russian: половы́е гу́бы (polovýje gúby) — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Inari-Sami: kunjopoksâmeh — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Northern Sami: gudnjobaksamat — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Skolt-Sami: kunnjpõhssâm — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Spanish: labios — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Spanish: labios de la vulva — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Swedish: blygdläppar — folds of tissue at opening of vulva
  • Volapük: kunudalips — folds of tissue at opening of vulva