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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From oog (“eye”) + taal (“language”).
Noun
oogtaal f (uncountable)
- nonverbal communication using the eyes
- Synonym: ogentaal
Etymology 2
From oog (“eye”) + taal (“hair”); this meaning of taal is long-obsolete in modern Dutch and derives from Proto-West Germanic *tagl (“hair, tail”). It is thus cognate with English tail, and etymologically distinct from the common word taal meaning "language".
Noun
oogtaal m (plural oogtalen)
- (obsolete, rare) Synonym of wimper (“eyelash”)