llengua

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʎenɡwa/ [ˈʎeŋ.ɡwa]
  • Rhymes: -enɡwa
  • Syllabification: llen‧gua

Noun

llengua f (plural llengües)

  1. alternative form of llingua

Further reading

  • llengua”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “llingua”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan lengua, from Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʎeŋ.ɡwə] (formal)
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈʎeŋ.ɡwa] (formal)
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈʎeŋ.ɡo] (informal)
  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈʎɛŋ.ɡə] (informal)
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)

Noun

llengua f (plural llengües)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. language

Derived terms

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