lingual
pronunciation
How to pronounce lingual in British English:
UK [ˈlɪŋɡwəl]
How to pronounce lingual in American English:
US [ˈlɪŋɡwəl]
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- Adjective:
- consisting of or related to language
- pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue
Word Origin
- lingual (adj.)
- 1640s, from Medieval Latin lingualis "of the tongue," from Latin lingua "tongue," also "speech, language," from Old Latin dingua, from PIE *dnghu- "tongue" (cognates: Old English tunge, Gothic tuggo "tongue;" see tongue). Altered in Latin probably in part by association with lingere "to lick."
Example
- 1. Whatever its origins , " ok " has become one of the most ubiquitous terms in the world , and certainly one of america 's greatest lingual exports .
- 2. Language attitude has a profound influence on people 's lingual competence and behaviors .
- 3. Its brilliant elegant lingual art , can be called " great works " .
- 4. In translating activities lingual , contextual , stylistic and cultural schemata should be transferred successfully .
- 5. But because of lingual and cultural differences , interlingual translation is sometimes inadequate and even impossible .