язык

See also: яҙыҡ

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗзꙑкъ (jazykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jaˈzɨk]

Noun

язы́к (jazýk) m inanimate

  1. tongue (organ)

Usage notes

To translate language, use мо́ва (móva) instead.

Declension

References


Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗзꙑкъ (jazykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈzɨk]

Noun

язы́к (jazýk) m inan or m anim (genitive языка́, nominative plural языки́, genitive plural языко́в)

  1. (inanimate) tongue
    на ко́нчике языка́na kónčike jazykáon the tip of (one's) tongue
  2. (inanimate) language
  3. (inanimate) speech
  4. (animate, military, slang) prisoner for interrogation, canary, informer
  5. (inanimate) clapper (of a bell)

Declension

Synonyms

  • речь (rečʹ, spoken language (usually))

Derived terms


Rusyn

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗзꙑкъ (jazykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ja.ˈzɨk/

Noun

язы́к (jazŷ́k) m

  1. tongue
  2. language

Declension

  • языкатый (jazŷkatŷj)
  • языковый (jazŷkovŷj)
  • языкознавець (jazŷkoznavecʹ)
  • языкознатель (jazŷkoznatelʹ)
  • языча (jazŷča)
  • язычник (jazŷčnyk)
  • язычок (jazŷčok)
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