Standard Lemma guide
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Sound
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adj
(of sound) made by the tongue and the palate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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noun
linguo-palatal sound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵhwéh2s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English linguo- Proto-Indo-European *pleth2-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh2-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate English -al English palatal English linguo-palatal From linguo- + palatal.
