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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęzykъ, from earlier *inzūkos, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jězik/
- Hyphenation: je‧zik
Noun
jèzik m (Cyrillic spelling јѐзик, relational adjective jèzičkī or jèzičnī)
- (anatomy) tongue
- language
Declension
Further reading
- “jezik”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ęzykъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
jézik m inan
- (anatomy) tongue
- language
Inflection
Derived terms
Further reading
- “jezik”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran