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10 Language-to-English DictionariesZunge
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtsʊŋə
"Die Katze wusch sich mit ihrer Zunge."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech.
"She burned her tongue on the hot soup." - 2
A person's style or quality of speech; a language or dialect.
"He spoke to the locals in their native tongue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English tunge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tong and German Zunge, ultimately stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s, meaning 'tongue' or 'speech'. Over centuries, the word has maintained its dual meaning encompassing both the physical muscular organ and the abstract concept of language or speech.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tongue" is said worldwide
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langue
Transliteration: lɑ̃ɡ
"Il parle sa langue maternelle couramment."
Zunge
Transliteration: ˈtsʊŋə
"Die Katze wusch sich mit ihrer Zunge."
lingua
Transliteration: ˈlinɡwa
"Ha una lingua molto fluente."
lengua
Transliteration: ˈleŋɡwa
"El español es una lengua romance."
língua
Transliteration: ˈlĩɡwɐ
"O português é a minha língua materna."
जीभ
Transliteration: jeebh
"उसने स्वाद चखने के लिए अपनी जीभ का इस्तेमाल किया।"
舌头
Transliteration: shétou
"猫用舌头舔自己的毛。"
혀
Transliteration: hyeo
"그는 아이스크림을 먹으려고 혀를 내밀었다."
舌
Transliteration: shita
"彼はスープで舌を火傷した。"
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