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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessalive
Pronunciation / Transliteration: saliv
"La salive aide à digérer les aliments."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The clear, tasteless liquid secreted into the mouth by glands, providing lubrication for chewing and swallowing and aiding in digestion.
"The sight of the delicious food caused her mouth to water and increased her production of saliva." - 2
Spit or drool, particularly when emitted from the mouth.
"The puppy left traces of saliva all over the newly washed window."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'saliva', meaning spit or spittle, originating from Proto-Indo-European *sal- ('salt, salty water'). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late medieval period, maintaining its original biological reference to the watery substance secreted in the mouth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Saliva" is said worldwide
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salive
Transliteration: saliv
"La salive aide à digérer les aliments."
Speichel
Transliteration: shpay-khl
"Der Speichel enthält Enzyme, die die Verdauung einleiten."
saliva
Transliteration: sa-lee-va
"La saliva lubrifica la bocca."
saliva
Transliteration: sa-lee-ba
"La saliva es importante para la digestión."
saliva
Transliteration: sa-lee-vuh
"A saliva ajuda a engolir a comida."
लाार
Transliteration: laar
"भोजन को देखकर मुँह में लार आ जाती है।"
唾液
Transliteration: tuò yè
"唾液有助于食物的消化。"
침
Transliteration: chim
"음식을 보면 침이 고인다."
唾液
Transliteration: daeki
"唾液には消化を助ける働きがある。"
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