язык

See also: яҙыҡ

BelarusianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old East Slavic ꙗзꙑкъ (jazykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

язы́к (jazýkm inan (genitive языка́, nominative plural языкі́, genitive plural языко́ў)

  1. tongue (organ)

Usage notesEdit

To translate language, use мо́ва (móva) instead.

DeclensionEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • язык” in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

RussianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗзꙑкъ (jazykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s, whence English tongue and language.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈzɨk]
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  • Rhymes: -ɨk

NounEdit

язы́к (jazýkm inan or m anim (genitive языка́, nominative plural языки́, genitive plural языко́в, related adjective языково́й or языко́вый or язы́чный, diminutive язычо́к)

  1. (inanimate) tongue
    на ко́нчике языка́na kónčike jazykáon the tip of (one's) tongue
    У него́ язы́к без косте́й.U nevó jazýk bez kostéj.He's a big mouth / blabbermouth / waffler / rambler / talks too much. (Used to describe someone who talks a load of nonsense.) (literally, “He has a tongue without bones.”)
  2. (inanimate) language
    ру́сский язы́кrússkij jazýkthe russian language
  3. (animate, military, slang) prisoner for interrogation, canary, informer
  4. (inanimate) clapper (of a bell)

DeclensionEdit

SynonymsEdit

  • речь (rečʹ, speech, spoken language)

Derived termsEdit

RusynEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old East Slavic ꙗзꙑкъ (jazykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

язы́к (jazŷ́km(Zakarpattia, Prešov)

  1. tongue
  2. language
    Synonym: бесїда (besjida)

DeclensionEdit

Related termsEdit