lengua

See also: léngua, lèngua, and łéngua

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish lengua, from Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

lengua f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לינגוה, plural lenguas)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. (linguistics) language

Synonyms

  • lashon

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːŋɡwa/

Noun

lengua f

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. language

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleŋɡwa/

Noun

lengua f (please add the plural)

  1. tongue

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

lengua f (oblique plural lenguas, nominative singular lengua, nominative plural lenguas)

  1. language

Descendants


Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

lengua f (plural lenguas)

  1. (anatomy, Vallader) tongue

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish lengua, from Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlenɡwa/, [ˈlẽŋɡwa]

Noun

lengua f (plural lenguas)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. language
    Synonyms: idioma, habla
  3. Spanish (subject taught in schools)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: lenggwa
  • Papiamentu: lenga

Further reading

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