tongue (body part) language 63 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Adyghe
lexeme 1 bzegʷ
lexeme 2 bze
meaning 1 tongue
direction
meaning 2 language, idiom
reference
comment АдгРС 28
NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Aghul
lexeme чІал
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Akhvakh
lexeme мицІцІи
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Akkadian
lexeme lišānu
meaning 1 tongue ša ibbalakkatu rittašu u lišānšu inakkisu ‘as for the person who breaks the contract, they will cut off his hand and his tongue’ (CAD L 210)
direction
meaning 2 language mala šunnȃ lišānu '(people) of diverse languages'
reference
comment

CAD L 209; AHw 556

Cognates in Arabic, Geez and other Semitic languages (cf. SED I No. 181, where both meanings are reconstructed for Proto-Semitic)

NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Andi
lexeme мицІцІи
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Avar
lexeme мацІцІ
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

Andalal, Khunzakh, Antsukh, Araderikh dialects

мацІ - Batlukh and Karakh dialects

масІсІ - Kusur dialect

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NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Bagvalal
lexeme мисІсІ
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Batsbi
lexeme мотIтI
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Bezhta
lexeme миц
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Botlikh
lexeme мицІи
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Budukh
lexeme мез
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Bulgarian
lexeme език
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language

чужд език, български език


foreign language, the Bulgarian language

reference Bernštejn 1966: 144
comment
NEW Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Chamalal
lexeme мисІсІ
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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мицӀи in Gigatli dialect

NEW Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Chechen
lexeme мотт
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme jezik
meaning 1 tongue (body part)

hrapav jezik


rough tongue

direction
meaning 2 language

latinski jezik


Latin language

reference HJP
comment
NEW Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Dagur
lexeme хэль
meaning 1 tongue
direction
meaning 2 language, speech, word
reference Тумурдэй Цыбенов Краткий дагурско-русский словарь: 197
comment
NEW Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Dargwa (literary)
lexeme лезми
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Dargwa (literary)
lexeme мец
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

Gapshima, Sirkhi, Tsudakhar dialects

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NEW Realization 19
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme tongue
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 speech
reference ABBYY LINGUO
comment
NEW Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Erzya
lexeme кель
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language

эрзянь кель; тонавтнемс рузонь келенть


the Erzya language; learn Russian

reference Serebrennikov et al. 1993: 249
comment
NEW Realization 21
type Polysemy
language Estonian
lexeme keel
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language

albaania keel


Albanian language

reference EKSS
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 22
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme زبان zabān
meaning 1 tongue زبان را نشان دادن zabān rā nešān dādan
to put out one's tongue
direction
meaning 2 language, idiom زبان مادري zabān-e mādari
mother tongue
reference Rubinčik 1970: 754
comment ПРС 414. The same in many other Iranian languages ЭСИЯ 3, 404
ACCEPTED Realization 23
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme langue
meaning 1 tongue (body part) pointe de la langue
tip of the tongue
direction
meaning 2 speech langues étrangères
foreign languages
reference CNRTL
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 24
type Polysemy
language Fula
lexeme ɗengal
meaning 1 tongue
direction
meaning 2 language, speech
reference
comment ФРФС 147
ACCEPTED Realization 25
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Zunge
meaning 1 tongue eine belegte Zunge
coated tongue [Нем. 993]
meaning 2 language (speech) die deutsche Zunge
German language
reference
comment Meaning B is poetic. Also consider the Engl. Tongue
NEW Realization 26
type Polysemy
language Ginukh
lexeme мец
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 27
type Polysemy
language Godoberi
lexeme мицци
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 28
type Polysemy
language Hausa
lexeme hárshèe
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 29
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme nyelv
meaning 1 tongue (body part) nyelvét kiölteni
to put out one's tongue
direction
meaning 2 language idegen nyelvek
foreign languages
reference Гальди 1974
comment
NEW Realization 30
type Polysemy
language Hunzib
lexeme мыц
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 31
type Polysemy
language Ingush
lexeme мотт
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 32
type Polysemy
language Inkhokvari
lexeme миц
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 33
type Internal cognates
language Itelmen
lexeme 1 ԓчэл
lexeme 2 льчил
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference PIRS: 168
comment

'language' in records of Benedykt Dybowski in 1878-1883

NEW Realization 34
type Polysemy
language Karata
lexeme мацІцІи
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

мацІи in Tokitin dialect

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NEW Realization 35
type Polysemy
language Karelian
lexeme kieli
meaning 1 tongue (body part)

elä näytä kieltäs


don't show your tongue

direction
meaning 2 language

mahat sie päissä meijän kielellä


you can speak our language

reference Zajkov, Rugoeva 1999: 54
comment
NEW Realization 36
type Polysemy
language Khamnigan Mongol
lexeme kelü(n)
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 192
comment
NEW Realization 37
type Polysemy
language Khinalug
lexeme мицІ
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 38
type Polysemy
language Khwarshi
lexeme мец
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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мыц in Kwantlada dialect

NEW Realization 39
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme кыв
meaning 1 tongue (body part)

кыв мыччӧдлыны


protrude the tongue 
direction
meaning 2 language

ас кыв, мам кыв


native language, native speech

reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
comment
NEW Realization 40
type Polysemy
language Komi-Permyak
lexeme кыв
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference <personally collected data>
comment

https://dict.fu-lab.ru/term?tid=1307121

NEW Realization 41
type Polysemy
language Kryts
lexeme мез
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 42
type Polysemy
language Kubachi
lexeme муццул
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 43
type Polysemy
language Lak
lexeme маз
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 44
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme lingua
meaning 1 tongue prima linguae
the tip of tongue [Дворецкий 453]
meaning 2 language (speech) Latinae linguae gnarus
a person who knows Latin
reference
comment cf. French etc. Glare 1032-1033
NEW Realization 45
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme мез
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 46
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme xel(en)
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 speech Angli xel
English (language)
reference BAMRS 2001-2002
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 47
type Polysemy
language Osetin
lexeme yvzag
meaning 1 tongue
direction
meaning 2 language
reference
comment Абаев 4, 279
ACCEPTED Realization 48
type Polysemy
language Romani
lexeme šib
meaning 1 tongue
direction
meaning 2 language
reference
comment

Lovara Romani

this polysemy pattern is common for most Romani dialects

ACCEPTED Realization 49
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme jazyk
meaning 1 tongue показать язык
to put out tongue
meaning 2 language русский язык
the Russian language
reference
comment
NEW Realization 50
type Polysemy
language Rutul
lexeme миз
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 51
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme jeзик (jezik)
meaning 1 tongue (body part)

Vоdili smo je pedijatru jer se zalilla da je boli jezik.


We took her to a pediatrician because she complained that her tongue hurts.

direction
meaning 2 language

Potreban Vam je prevodilac za japanski jezik?


Do you need a translator for the Japanese language?

reference CLARIN.SI Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 507
comment
NEW Realization 52
type Polysemy
language Tabassaran
lexeme мелз
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 53
type Polysemy
language Tagalog
lexeme dilà
meaning 1 tongue
direction
meaning 2 language, speech
reference
comment Таг 110
NEW Realization 54
type Polysemy
language Tatar
lexeme тел
meaning 1 tongue (body part)

тел очы


tip of the tongue

direction
meaning 2 language

чит тел


foreign language

reference Asylgaraev, Ganiev et al. (eds.) 2007: 2, 355
comment
NEW Realization 55
type Polysemy
language Tindi
lexeme мицци
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 56
type Polysemy
language Tsakhur
lexeme миз
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 57
type Polysemy
language Tsez
lexeme мец
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 58
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme dil
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 speech
reference Baskakov 1977: 230
comment
NEW Realization 59
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme lisan
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference Baskakov 1977: 589
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 60
type Polysemy
language Tuvan
lexeme дыл
meaning 1 tongue
direction
meaning 2 language, idiom дылдың словарь составы
language vocabularly
reference
comment
NEW Realization 61
type Polysemy
language Udi
lexeme муз
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 62
type Polysemy
language Udmurt
lexeme кыл
meaning 1 tongue (body part)

кыл йыл


tip of tongue

direction
meaning 2 language

ӟуч кыл


Russian language

reference Kirillova 2008
comment
NEW Realization 63
type Polysemy
language Yakut
lexeme тыл
meaning 1 tongue (body part)
direction
meaning 2 language
reference SakhaTyla.Ru
comment