língua

See also: lingua

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EtymologyEdit

From Latin lingua, lingoa, lengua, lengoa (“tongue, language”), from Latin lingua (“tongue, language”), from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).

Cognate with Galician lingua, Spanish lengua, Catalan llengua, Occitan lenga, French langue, Italian lingua and Romanian limbă.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈlĩɡʷɐ/

NounEdit

língua f (plural línguas)

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. language

QuotationsEdit

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:língua.

SynonymsEdit

• idioma

Related termsEdit

Related terms

• antilíngua
• linguagem

• lingual
• linguista

• linguística
• lingulado

DescendantsEdit

• Angolar: lunga
• Annobonese: lunga
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: lingu, lingua
• Indo-Portuguese: lingo, légo, leagou
• Kabuverdianu: lingua
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: ling
• Macanese: língu
• Principense: lunge