adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
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General-American:/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
General-American:/ˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/
rhymes with -ɪŋɡwəl
rhymes with -ɪŋɡjuəl
1
adj
Meaning 1
Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, dentistry, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glossal
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
Articulated with the tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
lingual inflammation
the lingual surface of the teeth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
consisting of or related to language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
linguistic behavior
a linguistic atlas
lingual diversity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: linguistic
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consonant
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from lingua (“the tongue; a language, speech”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to lingua + -al. Doublet of lingualis.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
لِسَانِيّ
(lisāniyy)
— related to the tongue
Belarusian:
язы́чны
(jazýčny)
— related to the tongue
Belarusian:
языко́вы
(jazykóvy)
— related to the tongue
Bulgarian:
ези́чен
(ezíčen)
— related to the tongue
Catalan:
lingual
— related to the tongue
Chinese Mandarin:
舌的
(shé de)
— related to the tongue
Czech:
lingvální
— related to the tongue
Esperanto:
langa
— related to the tongue
Finnish:
kieli-
— related to the tongue
Finnish:
kielen-
— related to the tongue
Finnish:
linguaalinen
— related to the tongue
French:
lingual
— related to the tongue
Galician:
lingual
— related to the tongue
German:
lingual
— related to the tongue
German:
Zungen-
— related to the tongue
Greek:
γλωσσικός
(glossikós)
— related to the tongue
Hebrew:
לְשׁוֹנִי
(l'shoní)
— related to the tongue
Irish:
teangach
— related to the tongue
Irish:
teangúil
— related to the tongue
Italian:
linguale
— related to the tongue
Kashmiri:
زیٚوؠ
(zev')
— related to the tongue
Latin:
linguālis
— related to the tongue
Macedonian:
јазичен
(jazičen)
— related to the tongue
Polish:
językowy
— related to the tongue
Portuguese:
lingual
— related to the tongue
Russian:
язы́чный
(jazýčnyj)
— related to the tongue
Russian:
лингва́льный
(lingválʹnyj)
— related to the tongue
Russian:
языково́й
(jazykovój)
— related to the tongue
Serbo-Croatian:
јѐзичнӣ
— related to the tongue
Serbo-Croatian:
јѐзичкӣ
— related to the tongue
Serbo-Croatian:
jèzičnī
— related to the tongue
Serbo-Croatian:
jèzičkī
— related to the tongue
Slovak:
jazykový
— related to the tongue
Slovene:
lingválen
— related to the tongue
Slovene:
jezíčen
— related to the tongue
Spanish:
lingual
— related to the tongue
Swedish:
tung-
— related to the tongue
Swedish:
lingval
— related to the tongue
Ukrainian:
язико́вий
(jazykóvyj)
— related to the tongue
Volapük:
linegik
— related to the tongue
Welsh:
tafodol
— related to the tongue
Chinese Mandarin:
舌音
(shéyīn)
— sound articulated with the tongue
Finnish:
kieliäänne
— sound articulated with the tongue
German:
Zungenlaut
— sound articulated with the tongue
Japanese:
舌音
(zetsuon)
— sound articulated with the tongue
Kashmiri:
زیٚوؠ
(zev')
— sound articulated with the tongue
Latin:
linguālis
— sound articulated with the tongue
