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consonant vs lingual

lingual vs consonant

consonant and lingual both are nouns.

consonant and lingual both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consonant Yes Yes No No
lingual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, lingual is a hyponym of consonant; that is, lingual is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consonant:
  • consonant: a speech sound that is not a vowel
  • lingual: a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
Other hyponyms of consonant include alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant, obstruent, aspirate, labial, labial consonant, labiodental, labiodental consonant, nasal, nasal consonant, liquid, geminate, surd, voiceless consonant, velar, velar consonant, guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant, ejective, ejective consonant, post-alveolar, post-alveolar consonant, postalveolar, postalveolar consonant, oral consonant, coronal consonant.
consonant (noun) lingual (noun)
a speech sound that is not a vowel a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
consonant (adjective) lingual (adjective)
in keeping consisting of or related to language
involving or characterized by harmony pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue
Difference between consonant and lingual

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