tonguein world languages

LanguageWordPronunciationGenderActions
Japanese 舌した shita —
French langue /lɑ̃ɡ/ feminine
Italian lingua /ˈliŋ.ɡwa/ feminine
Spanish lengua /ˈleŋ.ɡwa/ feminine
German Zunge /ˈtsʊŋ.ə/ feminine
Korean 혀 hyeo —
Chinese 舌头Traditional 舌頭 shétou —

Japanese is romanized in Hepburn, Chinese in pinyin, Korean in Revised Romanization; the rest in IPA (Castilian Spanish). Notation

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We found no well-known slang or unwanted meanings for this word in these languages (regional slang is not fully covered).

Language notes

  • French (langue)Langue also means “language”.
  • Italian (lingua)Lingua also means “language”.
  • Spanish (lengua)Lengua also means “language”.