לשון

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ל־שׁ־ן (l-sh-n)

From Proto-Semitic *lišān-. Cognate with Arabic لِسَان (lisān).

Pronunciation

Noun

לָשׁוֹן (lashónf (plural indefinite לְשׁוֹנוֹת, singular construct לְשׁוֹן־, plural construct לְשׁוֹנוֹת־)

  1. tongue
  2. a language
    Synonym: שָׂפָה

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ladino: לשון (lashón)
  • Yiddish: לשון (loshn)

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew לשון (lashón).

Pronunciation

Noun

לשון f (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling lashon)

  1. tongue
  2. language

Synonyms

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew לשון (lashón).

Pronunciation

Noun

לשון (loshnn, plural לשונות (leshoynes)

  1. language (system of communication using words or symbols)

Synonyms

Derived terms