язык

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• jazyk — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ѧзы́къ (jazýk), from Old East Slavic ѧзꙑкъ (ęzykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

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Noun

язы́к • (jazýk) m inan (genitive языка́, nominative plural языкі́, genitive plural языко́ў)

1. tongue (organ)

Usage notes

To translate language, use мо́ва (móva) instead.

Declension

References

• “язык” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Carpathian Rusyn

Alternative forms

• язик (jazyk)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ѧзы́къ (jazýk), from Old East Slavic ѧзꙑкъ (ęzykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaˈzɨk/

Noun

язы́к • (jazŷ́k) m (Zakarpattia, Prešov)

1. tongue
2. language

   Synonym: бесїда (besjida)

Declension

Related terms

Russian

Alternative forms

• язы́къ (jazýk) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
• езы́к (jezýk) (internet slang)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ѧзꙑкъ (ęzykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s, whence English tongue and language.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɨk

Noun

язы́к • (jazýk) m inan or m anim (genitive языка́, nominative plural языки́, genitive plural языко́в, relational adjective языково́й or языко́вый or язы́чный, diminutive язычо́к)

1. (inanimate) tongue

   на ко́нчике языка́ ― na kónčike jazyká ― on the tip of (one's) tongue

   У него́ язы́к без косте́й. ― U nevó jazýk bez kostéj. ― He's a big mouth / blabbermouth / waffler / rambler / talks too much. (Used to describe someone who talks a load of nonsense.) (literally, “He has a tongue without bones.”)

2. (inanimate) language

   ру́сский язы́к ― rússkij jazýk ― the Russian language

3. (animate, military, slang) prisoner for interrogation, canary, informer
4. (inanimate) clapper (of a bell)
5. (animate, Middle Russian, obsolete) interpreter
   • XVI-XVII century, Странник игумена Даниила (Pilgrimage of Hegumen Daniel):

     […] невъзможно бо безъ вожа ходити и безъ ꙗзыка испытати и видѣти всѣхъ тѣхъ свѧтыхъ местъ.

     […] nevʺzmožno bo bez voža xoditi i bez jazyka ispytati i viděti vsěx těx svjatyx mest.

     for it is impossible without a guide to walk or without an interpreter to see all these holy places.

Declension

Synonyms

• речь (rečʹ, “speech, spoken language”)

Derived terms

• иноязы́чный (inojazýčnyj)
• языкове́д m (jazykovéd)
• языко́вый (jazykóvyj)
• языкозна́ние n (jazykoznánije)
• язы́чник m (jazýčnik)
  • многоязы́чный (mnogojazýčnyj)
  • русскоязы́чный (russkojazýčnyj)
  • англоязы́чный (anglojazýčnyj)