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език

Pronunciation: [ɛˈzik]

“език” is a Bulgarian word. Its 14 meanings in English:

noun

  1. tongue (the 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)
  2. tongue (such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food)
  3. tongue, strip (object with an elongated shape resembling a tongue)
  4. tongue (flap under the laces of a shoe)
  5. tongue, snout (of a glacier)
  6. clapper, tongue (metal part inside a bell that makes sound)
  7. catch, pawl, reed, tongue (moveable metal strip or pin in mechanisms, locks, or traps)
  8. plowshare point (pointed part of a plow)
  9. language (system of communication)
  10. language, style, diction, jargon (manner of expression or specific vocabulary)
  11. speech, tongue (ability to speak)
  12. code, language (sign system for transmitting information)
  13. tongue, prisoner (captured for interrogation)
  14. people, nation, tribe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęzykъ, from Early Proto-Slavic *inzū́kus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀ-kas (perhaps directly linked to the non-standard variant е́нзик), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs, from earlier *dinźūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

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