dentilabialize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Of Middle Chinese initial consonants /p/, /pʰ/, /b/, and /m/: to develop into /f/, /fʰ/, /v/, and /ʋ/ (or further into /f/, /w/, etc).

Word forms

dentilabialize dentilabializes dentilabializing dentilabialized dentilabialise

Etymology

From dentilabial + -ize.

Related words

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