Bilabial consonant Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
In phonetics, a bilabial consonant is a consonant articulated with both lips.
The bilabial consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
| IPA Symbol | Name | Example | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | Voiceless bilabial plosive | English | [phæd] | pad |
| b | Voiced bilabial plosive | English | [bɛd] | bed |
| m | Bilabial nasal | English | [gʌm] | gum |
| ʙ | Bilabial trill | |||
| ɸ | Voiceless bilabial fricative | Japanese | [ɸuʝisaɴ] | 富士山 Fujisan (="Mount Fuji") |
| β | Voiced bilabial fricative | Dutch | [βaaɾ] | waar (="authentic") |
| β̞ | Voiced bilabial approximant | Spanish | [kaβ̞o] | cabo (="stub") |
| ʘ | Bilabial click | |||