lingual

• ⇰ जिहीय

• ⇰ Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; <as>as, the <ex>lingual</ex> nerves; a <ex>lingual</ex> letter.</as>
• ⇰ lying near the tongue; especially, in dentistry, on the surface of the tooth next to the tongue. Contrasted with <contr>buccal</contr>, the side of a tooth touching the cheek, i. e. the side opposite to the <ex>lingual</ex> side.

• ⇰ A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term especially applied to certain articulations (as those of >t >, >d >, >th >, and >n >) and to the letters denoting them.