wika

Tagalog

/ˈwi.kaʔ/

noun
Definitions
  • language
  • utterance

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जिह्विका​ derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (tongue) derived 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

Emoji
👅 😋 😛 😜 😝 🤑

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