linguapalatal
Phonetics
adjective
Relating to or formed by the tongue and palate; specifically (of a speech sound) = palatal.
noun
A speech sound formed in this way; specifically = palatal.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Wilkins (1614–1672), theologian and natural philosopher.
- (as) mad as a meat axe
- a small fortune
- as many
- Asmara
- Asmera
- (as) merry (or lively) as a grig
- as much
- (as) much as
- Asn
- as near as
- as near as dammit (or damn it)
- as near as damn it
- (as) nice (or sweet) as pie
- a snowball's chance (in hell)
- (as) nutty as a fruitcake
- asocial
- (as) of right (or by right)
- as often as not
- Asoka
- Asoka Chakra
- Asoka pillar
- as old as the hills
- as one door closes, another opens
- as one man
- a song and dance