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Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęzykъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjãzɜk/
- Rhymes: -ãzɜk
- Syllabification: jã‧zëk
Noun
jãzëk m inan (diminutive jãzëczk, related adjective jãzëkòwi)
- tongue (flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech)
- language (body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication)
- Synonyms: mòwa, gwara, gôdka
Declension
Further reading
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “język”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “język”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “jãzëk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Slovincian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęzykъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjãzək/
- Rhymes: -ãzək
- Syllabification: jã‧zëk
Noun
jãzëk m inan (diminutive jãzëczk)
- (anatomy) tongue (fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal)
- language (method of interhuman communication)
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