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Root
ל־שׁ־ן (l-š-n)

From Proto-Semitic *lišān-. Cognate with Arabic لِسَان (lisān).

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לָשׁוֹן (lashónf (plural indefinite לְשׁוֹנוֹת, singular construct לְשׁוֹן־, plural construct לְשׁוֹנוֹת־)

  1. a tongue
  2. a language
    Synonym: שָׂפָה

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  • Ladino: לשון (lashón)
  • Yiddish: לשון (loshn)

Ladino edit

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From Hebrew לשון (lashón).

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Noun edit

לשון f (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling lashon)

  1. tongue
  2. language

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Yiddish edit

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From Hebrew לשון (lashón).

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  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈɫɔʃn̩/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈɫuːʃn̩/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈɫuʃn̩/
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /ˈɫoːʃn̩/

Noun edit

לשון (loshnn, plural לשונות (leshoynes)

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

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