לשון

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *lišān-.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli) IPA: /laˈʃɔn/

Noun

לָשׁוֹן (lashón) f (plural indefinite form לְשׁוֹנוֹת, singular construct form לְשׁוֹן־, plural construct form לְשׁוֹנוֹת־)

1. tongue
2. language

See also

• בלשנות
• שָׂפָה

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew לשון (lashón).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɔʃn/

Noun

לשון (loshn) n, plural לשונות (leshoynes)

1. language (system of communication using words or symbols)

Synonyms

• שפּראַך (shprakh)

Derived terms

• רעד־לשון (red-loshn)
• שרײַב לשון (shrayb-loshn)
• מאַמע־לשון (mame-loshn)