Literal anatomical reference; used in contexts like tasting or touching with the tongue tip.
Check the taste with the tip of the tongue.
one's words; manner of speech; way of talking
Refers to the content or style of what someone says; often used in literary or formal contexts.
His words are always laced with sarcasm.
It was a heated debate, with words like fire.
laminal consonant; laminal
Compound of 舌 (tongue) and 端 (tip, edge). The figurative sense 'one's words' likely developed from the idea of the tongue as the organ of speech.