teanga

Irish (Donegal)

[ˈtʲaŋə], [ˈtʲaŋɡə], [ˈtʲæːŋɡə], [t͡ɕaŋi]

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) tongue
  • language

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish tengae inherited from Proto-Celtic *tangʷāt- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (tongue, language, speech).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Gloss

tongue, language, speech

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

語

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