Ladino

Alternative forms

• lingua

Noun

lengua f ‎(Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לינגוה, plural lenguas)

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. (linguistics) language

Synonyms

• lashon

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːŋɡwa/

Noun

lengua f

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. language

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleŋɡwa/

Noun

lengua f (please add the plural)

1. tongue

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• lenga

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

lengua f ‎(oblique plural lenguas, nominative singular lengua, nominative plural lenguas)

1. language

Related terms

• lengaje

Descendants

• Catalan: llengua
• Occitan: lenga

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) lieunga
• (Surmiran) glianga
• (Puter) laungia
• (Vallader) leua

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin *dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

lengua f (plural lenguas)

1. (anatomy, Vallader) tongue

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleŋ.ɡwa/

Noun

lengua f ‎(plural lenguas)

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. language

Synonyms

• habla
• idioma

Related terms

Descendants

• Chavacano: lenggwa
• Papiamentu: lenga