labiopalatalizationn.
/ˌleɪbɪə(ʊ)ˌpalətəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌleɪbɪə(ʊ)ˌpalətl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌleɪbioʊˌpælədl̩əˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌleɪbioʊˌpælədlˌaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Phonetics.
The modification of a speech sound into a labiopalatal sound; labiopalatal articulation. See labiopalatal adj.
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1947 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 12 209 It would have been possible to assign hy and hyw to the fricatives and regard them as s with palatalization (sy) and labio-palatalization (syw).
2000 D. P. Banksira Sound Mutations vii. 212 Furthermore, [ua] in Akan triggers labio-palatalization whereby a single consonant is both labialized and palatalized.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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