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language en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈlɛə̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ North-Central US
  • [ˈleɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈleːŋ-] North-Central US
  • /ˈlæŋ-/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈleɪŋ-/ (US)
  • [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlæə̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlɛə̯ŋ-] (Southern-US)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Southern-US)
  • [ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlɛːŋ-] ~ [ˈlæŋ-] Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈlaŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /ˈlɛŋ.ɡwəd͡ʒ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈlæŋɡ.weːd͡ʒ/ (India)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (US)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English language From Middle English langage, language, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech, language”), from Old Latin dingua (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”). Doublet of langaj. Displaced native Old English ġeþēode.

Meanings

  1. An admonishment said in response to someone using vulgar language during a conversation.
    • Nancy: So... me and Barbara are gonna study at her house tonight. That's cool, right? / Karen: No, not cool. / Nancy: What? Why not? / Karen: Why do you think? Am I speaking Chinese in this house? Until we know Will is okay, no one leaves. / Nancy: This is such bullshit. / Ted: Language. / Nancy: So we're under house arrest? Just because Mike's friend got lost on the way home from... / Mike: Wait, this is Will's fault? / Karen: Nancy, take that back. / Nancy: No! / Mike: You're just pissed off 'cause you wanna hang out with Steve. / Ted: Steve? / Karen: Who's Steve? / Mike: Her new boyfriend. / Nancy: You are such a douchebag, Mike! / Ted: Language! 2016, “The Vanishing of Will Byers”, in Stranger Things, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Nancy Wheeler, Karen Wheeler, Ted Wheeler, and Mike Wheeler (Natalia Dyer, Cara Buono, Joe Chrest, and Finn Wolfhard):

Relateds

multilingual · term · trilingual · linguistics · lexis · bilingual · word

language en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈlɛə̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ North-Central US
  • [ˈleɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈleːŋ-] North-Central US
  • /ˈlæŋ-/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈleɪŋ-/ (US)
  • [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlæə̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlɛə̯ŋ-] (Southern-US)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Southern-US)
  • [ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlɛːŋ-] ~ [ˈlæŋ-] Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈlaŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /ˈlɛŋ.ɡwəd͡ʒ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈlæŋɡ.weːd͡ʒ/ (India)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (US)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English language From Middle English langage, language, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech, language”), from Old Latin dingua (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”). Doublet of langaj. Displaced native Old English ġeþēode.

Meanings

  1. (countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
    • No language could express his rage and despair. 1900, William Beckford, The History of the Caliph Vathek, page 50:
    • Deaf and mute people communicate using sign language.
    • The English and German languages are both members of the West Germanic language family.
    • Hence the natural language of the mute is, in schools of this class, suppressed as soon and as far as possible, and its existence as a language, capable of being made the reliable and precise vehicle for the widest range of thought, is ignored. 1983, History of the College for the Deaf, 1857-1907, →ISBN, page 240:
    • Mr. Darko, generally acknowledged to be the last surviving member of the Ofo Tribe, was also the last remaining speaker of the tribe's language. 2000, Geary Hobson, The Last of the Ofos, →ISBN, page 113:
    • Many of us have entertained the idea of expanding our horizons. Learning a foreign language is an obvious option. It’s one that I would personally endorse: My individual circumstances were such that, by the age of 12, I could speak German, Greek and English, so languages became my passion and my hobby. 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022:
    • Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila in different areas of Maluku. 2024 March 8, Antara, “11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry”, in Jakarta Globe, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2025:
    • He appears, and gives his advice, accompanied by a stone, which, by being put into the mouth, endows its possessor with the gift of all languages. 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 211:
  2. (uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.
    • the gift of language
    • Language is the articulation of the limited to express the unlimited; it is the ultimate mystery which is the image of God, for in breaking up infinity to create finite beings, God has found a way to let the limited being yet be a reflection of His unlimited Being. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 15:
    • It is wholly out of the power of language to convey any idea of the blissful enjoyment of obtaining water, after an almost total want of it, during eight and forty hours, in the scorching regions of an Arabian desert, in the month of July. 1805 December, Julius Griffiths, “A Journey across the Desert”, in The Monthly Mirror, page 362:
  3. (uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
    • legal language; the language of chemistry
    • And ‘blubbing’ . . . Blubbing went out with ‘decent’ and ‘ripping’. Mind you, not a bad new language to start up. 1920s schoolboy slang could be due for a revival. 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section II, page 24:
    • Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well. 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
  4. (uncountable) The specific wording or style of a text, such as a law or a contract.
    • Technological advances are notorious for exposing the open-endedness of the language in our laws, even when we thought our definitions were airtight. Lawmakers can’t anticipate everything. Indeed, you could make the case that the whole area of patent law just is the problem of deciding whether some new technology should fall within the range of the language of the patent. 2012 April 22, Peter Ludlow, “The Living Word”, in The New York Times, retrieved 23 Jan 2026:
    • Massachusetts often claims to be a right-to-shelter state because, on the books, it provides homeless families access to emergency shelter, free of cost. This was the purpose for which the right-to-shelter law was crafted. The language of the law, however, could not be further from the truth. 2023 August 25, Timothy Scalona, “The myth of right to shelter in Massachusetts”, in The Boston Globe, retrieved 23 Jan 2026:
    • A Superior Court judge Tuesday let stand an arbitrator’s ruling that the city was allowed to pass onto its firefighters increased pension and retirement benefit costs due to changes in the state pension system. The city firefighters' union had gone to court seeking to overturn the arbitrator’s 2015 decision, claiming he’d misinterpreted the language in the contract. In his 17-page decision, Superior Court Justice Joseph Montalbano noted that by law the union had to do more than just have a good argument. 2017 September 17, John Hill, “Judge backs city on firefighters' retirement ruling”, in The Providence Journal, retrieved 23 Jan 2026:
  5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.
    • body language; the language of the eyes
    • A tale about themselves [is] told by people with help from the universal languages of their eyes, their hands, and even their shirting feet. 2001, Eugene C. Kennedy, Sara C. Charles, On Becoming a Counselor, →ISBN:
    • Birding had become like that for me. It is a language that, once learnt, I have been unable to unlearn. 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 231:
  6. (countable, uncountable) A body of sounds, signs or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.
    • Prairie dogs use their language to refer to real dangers in the real world, so it definitely has meaning. 2009, Animals in Translation, page 274:
    • A more likely hypothesis was that the attacked leaves were transmitting some airborne chemical signal to sound the alarm, rather like insects sending out warnings […] But this is the first time that a plant-to-plant language has been detected. 1983, The Listener, volume 110, page 14:
  7. (countable) A computer language; a machine language.
    • In fact pointers are called references in these languages to distinguish them from pointers in languages like C and C++. 2015, Kent D. Lee, Foundations of Programming Languages, →ISBN, page 94:
  8. (uncountable) A manner of expression.
    • Their language simple, as their manners meek, […] 1782, William Cowper, Hope:
  9. (uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.
    • The language used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.
    • The language he used to talk to me was obscene.
  10. (euphemistic, uncountable) Profanity.
    • "Where the hell is Horace?" ¶ "There he is. He's coming. You shouldn't use language." 1978, James Carroll, Mortal Friends, →ISBN, page 500:

Forms

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languages Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Community language (some may be hyponyms) · query language (some may be hyponyms) · AB language (some may be hyponyms) · languaging (some may be hyponyms) · Oïl language (some may be hyponyms) · Turkish-language (some may be hyponyms) · design language (some may be hyponyms) · low-level language (some may be hyponyms) · language death (some may be hyponyms) · language swap (some may be hyponyms) · Dyck language (some may be hyponyms) · antilanguage (some may be hyponyms) · statistical language acquisition (some may be hyponyms) · indexing language (some may be hyponyms) · language transfer (some may be hyponyms) · parent language (some may be hyponyms) · language assimilation (some may be hyponyms) · home language (some may be hyponyms) · language isolate (some may be hyponyms) · language cop (some may be hyponyms) · class-based language (some may be hyponyms) · language proficiency (some may be hyponyms) · language script (some may be hyponyms) · language-oriented (some may be hyponyms) · language learner (some may be hyponyms) · official language (some may be hyponyms) · expressive language (some may be hyponyms) · language border (some may be hyponyms) · engelang (some may be hyponyms) · mother language (some may be hyponyms) · aspect-oriented programming language (some may be hyponyms) · lip language (some may be hyponyms) · classical language (some may be hyponyms) · language-independent (some may be hyponyms) · language school (some may be hyponyms) · interlanguage (some may be hyponyms) · little language (some may be hyponyms) · language branch (some may be hyponyms) · Western Desert language (some may be hyponyms) · unit of language (some may be hyponyms) · Romance language (some may be hyponyms) · contact language (some may be hyponyms) · large language model (some may be hyponyms) · languagism (some may be hyponyms) · statically-typed language (some may be hyponyms) · cache language model (some may be hyponyms) · language barrier (some may be hyponyms) · reconstructed language (some may be hyponyms) · esoteric programming language (some may be hyponyms) · whole language (some may be hyponyms) · mixed language (some may be hyponyms) · language replacement (some may be hyponyms) · macro language (some may be hyponyms) · language lab (some may be hyponyms) · language cops (some may be hyponyms) · loaded language (some may be hyponyms) · markup language (some may be hyponyms) · language technology (some may be hyponyms) · second-language acquisition (some may be hyponyms) · community language (some may be hyponyms) · language arts (some may be hyponyms) · cryptolanguage (some may be hyponyms) · heritage language (some may be hyponyms) · language-agnostic (some may be hyponyms) · prelanguage (some may be hyponyms) · artlang (some may be hyponyms) · language laboratory (some may be hyponyms) · context-free language (some may be hyponyms) · language contact (some may be hyponyms) · language pollution (some may be hyponyms) · people-first language (some may be hyponyms) · Iranic language (some may be hyponyms) · native language (some may be hyponyms) · object-oriented language (some may be hyponyms) · language family (some may be hyponyms) · curly-bracket language (some may be hyponyms) · link-language (some may be hyponyms) · auxlang (some may be hyponyms) · language code (some may be hyponyms) · language learning (some may be hyponyms) · regular language (some may be hyponyms) · nonlanguage (some may be hyponyms) · speak the same language (some may be hyponyms) · semilanguage (some may be hyponyms) · language of flowers (some may be hyponyms) · altlang (some may be hyponyms) · sister language (some may be hyponyms) · language planning (some may be hyponyms) · language assistant (some may be hyponyms) · speak someone's language (some may be hyponyms) · private language thesis (some may be hyponyms) · English-language (some may be hyponyms) · metalanguage (some may be hyponyms) · intermediate language (some may be hyponyms) · static language (some may be hyponyms) · German-language (some may be hyponyms) · language delay (some may be hyponyms) · prototype-based scripting language (some may be hyponyms) · language change (some may be hyponyms) · language of education (some may be hyponyms) · specific language impairment (some may be hyponyms) · equity language (some may be hyponyms) · small language model (some may be hyponyms) · language lawyer (some may be hyponyms) · loglang (some may be hyponyms) · urlanguage (some may be hyponyms) · Scala (some may be hyponyms) · language survey (some may be hyponyms) · languagelike (some may be hyponyms) · style sheet language (some may be hyponyms) · delegation language (some may be hyponyms) · Polish-language (some may be hyponyms) · liturgical language (some may be hyponyms) · language game (some may be hyponyms) · killer language (some may be hyponyms) · visual language (some may be hyponyms) · language assessment (some may be hyponyms) · third language acquisition (some may be hyponyms) · role-oriented language (some may be hyponyms) · receptive language (some may be hyponyms) · daughter language (some may be hyponyms) · ghost language (some may be hyponyms) · language shift (some may be hyponyms) · C language (some may be hyponyms) · multilanguage (some may be hyponyms) · strong language (some may be hyponyms) · languagey (some may be hyponyms) · symbolic language (some may be hyponyms) · village sign language (some may be hyponyms) · logical language (some may be hyponyms) · languager (some may be hyponyms) · language nest (some may be hyponyms) · moon language (some may be hyponyms) · domain-specific language (some may be hyponyms) · languagehood (some may be hyponyms) · assembler language (some may be hyponyms) · natlang (some may be hyponyms) · language server (some may be hyponyms) · international auxiliary language (some may be hyponyms) · null-subject language (some may be hyponyms) · conditional assembly language (some may be hyponyms) · assembly language (some may be hyponyms) · translanguage (some may be hyponyms) · language extinction (some may be hyponyms) · Sydney language (some may be hyponyms) · e-language learning (some may be hyponyms) · object-based language (some may be hyponyms) · cyberlanguage (some may be hyponyms) · twilight language (some may be hyponyms) · pro-drop language (some may be hyponyms) · natural language processing (some may be hyponyms) · dynamic language (some may be hyponyms) · language education (some may be hyponyms) · language continuum (some may be hyponyms) · good language (some may be hyponyms) · languagescape (some may be hyponyms) · second language (some may be hyponyms) · paralanguage (some may be hyponyms) · a language is a dialect with an army and navy (some may be hyponyms) · wooden language (some may be hyponyms) · imperative language (some may be hyponyms) · clean language (some may be hyponyms) · high-level language (some may be hyponyms) · curly-braces language (some may be hyponyms) · macrolanguage (some may be hyponyms) · minilanguage (some may be hyponyms) · source language (some may be hyponyms) · systems language (some may be hyponyms) · ordinary language (some may be hyponyms) · Iranian language (some may be hyponyms) · language ecology (some may be hyponyms) · language processing (some may be hyponyms) · spurious language (some may be hyponyms) · watch one's language (some may be hyponyms) · curly-brace language (some may be hyponyms) · prototype-based language (some may be hyponyms) · bilanguage (some may be hyponyms) · child language (some may be hyponyms) · language organ (some may be hyponyms) · pandanus language (some may be hyponyms) · language police (some may be hyponyms) · aspect-oriented language (some may be hyponyms) · unparliamentary language (some may be hyponyms) · love language (some may be hyponyms) · proto-language (some may be hyponyms) · colanguage (some may be hyponyms) · Auslan (some may be hyponyms) · private language argument (some may be hyponyms) · B language (some may be hyponyms) · pseudolanguage (some may be hyponyms) · camouflanguage (some may be hyponyms) · slanguage (some may be hyponyms) · language area (some may be hyponyms) · first language (some may be hyponyms) · counterlanguage (some may be hyponyms) · languageless (some may be hyponyms) · mind one's language (some may be hyponyms) · mini-language (some may be hyponyms) · language model (some may be hyponyms) · conlang (some may be hyponyms) · sleeping language (some may be hyponyms) · visual programming language (some may be hyponyms) · languist (some may be hyponyms) · trade language (some may be hyponyms) · ordinary language philosophy (some may be hyponyms) · languagist (some may be hyponyms) · ur-language (some may be hyponyms) · languoid (some may be hyponyms) · private language problem (some may be hyponyms) · language exchange (some may be hyponyms) · finger language (some may be hyponyms) · A language (some may be hyponyms) · language island (some may be hyponyms) · natural language understanding (some may be hyponyms) · hand language (some may be hyponyms) · matrix language (some may be hyponyms) · epilanguage (some may be hyponyms) · abstract language (some may be hyponyms)

Holonyms

language family

Hypernyms

medium

Hyponyms

micronational language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · tripartite language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · experimental language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · global language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · extinct language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · isolating language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · minority language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · engineered language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · polysynthetic language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · heritage language · endangered language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · Celtic language · corpus language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · vehicular language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · computer language · mother language · literary language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · secular language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · computer (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · formal language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · Sino-Tibetan language · native tongue · father tongue · common language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · OV language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · universal language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · artificial language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · link language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · E-language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · sign language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · programming language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · synthetic language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · subject-oriented language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · machine language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · Slavic language · planned language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · agglutinative language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · second language · creole · configuration language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · inflected language · constructed language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · direct-inverse language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · standard language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · VO language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · birthtongue · working language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · spoken language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · world language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · metaphorical language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · living language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · phonetic language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · bad language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · natural language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · nominative-accusative language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · Indo-European language · computing language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · vernacular language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · fusional language · standardized language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · target language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · lingua franca · foreign language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · L1 · ergative-absolutive language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · object language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · mother tongue · modeling language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · vulgate · command language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · pattern language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · philosophical language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · international language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · auxiliary language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · dead language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · modern language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · multi-paradigm language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · everyday language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · scripting language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · active-stative language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · body language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · first language · Romance language · mathematical language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · principal language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · hardware description language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · description language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · indigenous language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · oligosynthetic language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · I-language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · foul language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · meta language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · adult language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · private language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · native language · main language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds)) · L2 · Germanic language · construction language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · pidgin · analytic language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (types)) · vernacular · logical language (linguistics: Hyponyms of language (kinds))

Meronyms

cant · mesilect · argot · basilect · patrilect · symbol · ethnolect · parlance · jargon · isolect · phrase · lect · acrolect · sign · sociolect · expression · idiolect · xenolect · chronolect · patois · slang · wording · paralect · topolect · cryptolect · word · statement · idiom · vocabulary · term · mimolect · matrilect · grammar · ecolect · dialect · similect · mesolect

Relateds

lingua · languoid · langue · lingua franca · linguistics · tonguage · :Category:en:Languages · linguine

Synonyms

programming language · leid · tongue · speech · computer language · language · lingo · machine language · jargon (vocabulary of a particular field) · wording (particular words used)

Translations (1118)

zu izilimi (body of words used as a form of communication) · zlw-slv ją̃zĕk (body of words used as a form of communication) · wal doonaa (body of words used as a form of communication) · ast yuönga (body of words used as a form of communication) · bg ези́к (the ability to communicate using words) · sg yângâködörö (body of words used as a form of communication) · kls mun (body of words used as a form of communication) · pa بولی (body of words used as a form of communication) · es lenguaje (nonverbal communication) · wuh yegai (body of words used as a form of communication) · az dil (body of words used as a form of communication) · srh зив (body of words used as a form of communication) · qu simi (body of words used as a form of communication) · bal زبان (body of words used as a form of communication) · fa زبان (computer language — see also computer language) · udi муз (body of words used as a form of communication) · ch lengguåhi (body of words used as a form of communication) · kl oqaatsit (body of words used as a form of communication) · dsb rěc (body of words used as a form of communication) · nn tungemål (body of words used as a form of communication) · zza zewan (body of words used as a form of communication) · ext luenga (body of words used as a form of communication) · sh говор (the ability to communicate using words) · nap lengua (body of words used as a form of communication) · ett 𐌌𐌄𐌊𐌇 (body of words used as a form of communication) · vi từ vựng (vocabulary of a particular field) · cu ⰿⰾⱏⰲⰰ (body of words used as a form of communication) · kgp vĩ (body of words used as a form of communication) · es lenguaje (computer language — see also computer language) · wa pårler (particular words used) · orh ulguur (body of words used as a form of communication) · xco ازڤاک (body of words used as a form of communication) · hi भाषा (the ability to communicate using words) · pa ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (body of words used as a form of communication) · bua хэлэн (body of words used as a form of communication) · gl linguaxe (nonverbal communication) · lv valoda (body of words used as a form of communication) · so 𐒖𐒍 (body of words used as a form of communication) · sv språk (body of words used as a form of communication) · qu shimi (body of words used as a form of communication) · os ӕвзаг (body of words used as a form of communication) · hi बोली (the ability to communicate using words) · es lengua (body of words used as a form of communication) · tr dil (nonverbal communication) · ro limbaj (vocabulary of a particular field) · sgh зив (body of words used as a form of communication) · bft སྐད (body of words used as a form of communication) · tab чӏал (body of words used as a form of communication) · rgn lengva (body of words used as a form of communication) · xdq кув (body of words used as a form of communication) · pro lengaje (body of words used as a form of communication) · inh мотт (body of words used as a form of communication) · mnp 語言 /语言 (body of words used as a form of communication) · hi भासा (body of words used as a form of communication) · mhj kelan (body of words used as a form of communication) · as ভাষা (body of words used as a form of communication) · lmo lingua (body of words used as a form of communication) · el διάλεκτος (vocabulary of a particular field) · tkr миз (body of words used as a form of communication) · wa lingaedje (computer language — see also computer language) · bug basa (body of words used as a form of communication) · sid afoo (body of words used as a form of communication) · kls mondr (body of words used as a form of communication) · shi ils (body of words used as a form of communication) · gld хэсэни (body of words used as a form of communication) · und thiếng (body of words used as a form of communication) · vo pük (body of words used as a form of communication) · ko 말 (body of words used as a form of communication) · ast ḷḷingua (body of words used as a form of communication) · esu qaneryaraq (body of words used as a form of communication) · kim дыл (body of words used as a form of communication) · ja 言葉 (body of words used as a form of communication) · enm speche (body of words used as a form of communication) · st dipuo (body of words used as a form of communication) · bsh vari (body of words used as a form of communication) · ha harshe (body of words used as a form of communication) · te భాష (body of words used as a form of communication) · zlw-slv mòwa (body of words used as a form of communication) · zza lisan (particular words used) · kab ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ (body of words used as a form of communication) · ms بهاس (body of words used as a form of communication) · el γλώσσα (nonverbal communication) · ch fino' (body of words used as a form of communication) · ty reo (body of words used as a form of communication) · na langue (body of words used as a form of communication) · ta மொழி (the ability to communicate using words) · ttj orulimi (body of words used as a form of communication) · zh 語言 /语言 (nonverbal communication) · wbl زیک (body of words used as a form of communication) · cia 바하사 (body of words used as a form of communication) · ms bahasa (computer language — see also computer language) · yug ха (body of words used as a form of communication) · cs jazyk (body of words used as a form of communication) · zza zuwan (vocabulary of a particular field) · und тыл (body of words used as a form of communication) · sog 𐼰𐼵𐼱𐼰𐼰𐼸 (body of words used as a form of communication) · sa भाषा (body of words used as a form of communication) · grc γλῶσσα (body of words used as a form of communication) · hu megfogalmazás (particular words used) · gmh sprāche (body of words used as a form of communication) · rm linguatg (nonverbal communication) · mnc ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ (body of words used as a form of communication) · gd cainnt (vocabulary of a particular field) · tpw nhe'enga (body of words used as a form of communication) · de Språch (body of words used as a form of communication) · atv тил (body of words used as a form of communication) · zh йү (body of words used as a form of communication) · lkt iyapi (body of words used as a form of communication) · uga 𐎍𐎌𐎐 (body of words used as a form of communication) · lus ṭawng (particular words used) · peo 𐏃𐏀𐎠 (body of words used as a form of communication) · qu rimay (body of words used as a form of communication) · sd ٻولي (body of words used as a form of communication) · da sprog (nonverbal communication) · mtm бада (body of words used as a form of communication) · kca-nor ясаӈ (body of words used as a form of communication) · gl fala (body of words used as a form of communication) · krc тил (body of words used as a form of communication) · ps زبان (body of words used as a form of communication) · chg زبان (body of words used as a form of communication) · rm linguatg (particular words used) · lzz ნენა (body of words used as a form of communication) · xvi viri (body of words used as a form of communication) · luz زۊن (body of words used as a form of communication) · el γλώσσα προγραμματισμού (computer language — see also computer language) · tl pananalita (particular words used) · yi שפּראַך (vocabulary of a particular field) · gmq-oda tunga (body of words used as a form of communication) · hu szakzsargon (vocabulary of a particular field) · mfe lalang (body of words used as a form of communication) · ext léngua (body of words used as a form of communication) · pt linguagem (computer language — see also computer language) · grc γλῶττα (body of words used as a form of communication) · gd cainnt (body of words used as a form of communication) · zh 用語 /用语 (vocabulary of a particular field) · na ekakairũ (body of words used as a form of communication) · srh زىڤ (body of words used as a form of communication) · tr til (body of words used as a form of communication) · mww lus (body of words used as a form of communication) · sh jezik (computer language — see also computer language) · kxs kilio (body of words used as a form of communication) · ta பாசை (vocabulary of a particular field) · kk тіл (body of words used as a form of communication) · gl linguaxe (computer language — see also computer language) · khw wār (body of words used as a form of communication) · bg ези́к (computer language — see also computer language) · gu ભાષા (body of words used as a form of communication) · hi शब्दावली (vocabulary of a particular field) · bew bahasa (body of words used as a form of communication) · ne भाषा (body of words used as a form of communication) · ang ġeþēode (the ability to communicate using words) · yux ажуу (body of words used as a form of communication) · mr भाषा (body of words used as a form of communication) · amf aapó (body of words used as a form of communication) · tts ภาษา (body of words used as a form of communication) · wo lammiñ (body of words used as a form of communication) · kca-eas кӧԯ (body of words used as a form of communication) · kab tutlayt (body of words used as a form of communication) · xal келн (body of words used as a form of communication) · sel-nor эты (body of words used as a form of communication) · gd cànan (computer language — see also computer language) · pa ਬੋੱਲੀ (body of words used as a form of communication) · ksd tinata (body of words used as a form of communication) · urj-kya көл (body of words used as a form of communication) · sv tungomål (body of words used as a form of communication) · kum тил (body of words used as a form of communication) · xto käntu (body of words used as a form of communication) · sdh زِوان (body of words used as a form of communication) · nl taal (nonverbal communication) · zlw-slv gådą̃ńė (body of words used as a form of communication) · crh-ro tíl (body of words used as a form of communication) · nb talemål (body of words used as a form of communication) · alt тил (body of words used as a form of communication) · tr dil (body of words used as a form of communication) · szl gŏdka (computer language — see also computer language) · bal زوان (body of words used as a form of communication) · fi kielenkäyttö (particular words used) · ryu 口 (body of words used as a form of communication) · ko 말 (the ability to communicate using words) · de Sproch (body of words used as a form of communication) · lad lashon (body of words used as a form of communication) · yoi 物言 (body of words used as a form of communication) · peh kalang (Gansu) (body of words used as a form of communication) · bve basa (body of words used as a form of communication) · yrk-tun вада (body of words used as a form of communication) · am ልሳን (body of words used as a form of communication) · de Sprache (vocabulary of a particular field) · km ភាសា (computer language — see also computer language) · bfq பாஷை (body of words used as a form of communication) · rmq chipí (body of words used as a form of communication) · yej גלוסא (body of words used as a form of communication) · tdd ᥑᥣᥛᥰ (body of words used as a form of communication) · lv izteiksme (particular words used) · he שָׂפָה (particular words used) · orh urkun (body of words used as a form of communication) · te సైగ చేయు (nonverbal communication) · cu ѩзꙑкъ (body of words used as a form of communication) · oc lengatge (the ability to communicate using words) · fvr belé’ŋ (body of words used as a form of communication) · lt kalba (body of words used as a form of communication) · ro jargon (vocabulary of a particular field) · aae gjuha (body of words used as a form of communication) · ur لِسان (body of words used as a form of communication) · rut чӏел (body of words used as a form of communication) · mjg kelie (Minhe) (body of words used as a form of communication) · pt língua (the ability to communicate using words) · te అక్షరమాల (vocabulary of a particular field) · ulc хэсэи (body of words used as a form of communication) · kca-nor ясӑӈ (body of words used as a form of communication) · ast llinguaxe (nonverbal communication) · cs řeč (nonverbal communication) · de Einzelsprache (body of words used as a form of communication) · brh زَبَان (body of words used as a form of communication) · bg ези́к (vocabulary of a particular field) · tou tiểng (body of words used as a form of communication) · ve luambo (body of words used as a form of communication) · klj til (body of words used as a form of communication) · nio сиәде (body of words used as a form of communication) · xpm ai (body of words used as a form of communication) · ttt zuban (body of words used as a form of communication) · kca-eas няԓәм ҷӓв (body of words used as a form of communication) · nb tungemål (body of words used as a form of communication) · ia linguage (vocabulary of a particular field) · hi बोली (body of words used as a form of communication) · ist lèngua (body of words used as a form of communication) · pox rec (body of words used as a form of communication) · ro limbaj (the ability to communicate using words) · pam amanu (body of words used as a form of communication) · it linguaggio (computer language — see also computer language) · haw ʻōlelo (body of words used as a form of communication) · sn rurimi (body of words used as a form of communication) · yi שפּראַך (the ability to communicate using words) · ky тил (body of words used as a form of communication) · abq бызшва (body of words used as a form of communication) · sw lugha (body of words used as a form of communication) · sju giälla (body of words used as a form of communication) · pl język (computer language — see also computer language) · ybe śoz (body of words used as a form of communication) · ur زَبان (body of words used as a form of communication) · fo málførleiki (the ability to communicate using words) · pl mowa (the ability to communicate using words) · sk jazyk (body of words used as a form of communication) · nv saad (body of words used as a form of communication) · zh хуа (body of words used as a form of communication) · pdc Schprooch (body of words used as a form of communication) · nl spraak (body of words used as a form of communication) · leo lira (body of words used as a form of communication) · af taal (body of words used as a form of communication) · zh 話 /话 (body of words used as a form of communication) · lad לינגוה (body of words used as a form of communication) · prn wari (body of words used as a form of communication) · kjh тіл (body of words used as a form of communication) · tly zıvon (body of words used as a form of communication) · vi ngôn ngữ (vocabulary of a particular field) · af gebaretaal (nonverbal communication) · nl taal (the ability to communicate using words) · cs jazyk (vocabulary of a particular field) · da ordvalg (particular words used) · te పదజాలం (particular words used) · fi kieli (nonverbal communication) · nog тил (body of words used as a form of communication) · szl gŏdka (the ability to communicate using words) · bn জবান (body of words used as a form of communication) · bug ᨅᨔ (body of words used as a form of communication) · fr langage (vocabulary of a particular field) · nn språk (vocabulary of a particular field) · ln lokótá (body of words used as a form of communication) · itl крвэԓхатас (body of words used as a form of communication) · ruq limbă (body of words used as a form of communication) · crh-ro тіл (body of words used as a form of communication) · fro langue (body of words used as a form of communication) · neg хэсэ (body of words used as a form of communication) · ca llenguatge (computer language — see also computer language) · ug تىل (body of words used as a form of communication) · ia linguage (computer language — see also computer language) · ddo мец (body of words used as a form of communication) · dta usuwu (body of words used as a form of communication) · de Sproch (body of words used as a form of communication) · sv tal (the ability to communicate using words) · nds Spraake (body of words used as a form of communication) · clw тил (body of words used as a form of communication) · nv saad (vocabulary of a particular field) · eo lingvo (computer language — see also computer language) · ruo limbĕ (body of words used as a form of communication) · se giella (body of words used as a form of communication) · ltg volūda (body of words used as a form of communication) · pl słownictwo (vocabulary of a particular field) · und ژوان (body of words used as a form of communication) · swg Sproch (body of words used as a form of communication) · el φρασεολογία (vocabulary of a particular field) · mrj йӹлмӹ (body of words used as a form of communication) · nl code (computer language — see also computer language) · pih laenghwij (body of words used as a form of communication) · fa زَبَان (body of words used as a form of communication) · mk програмски јазик (computer language — see also computer language) · eve төрэн (body of words used as a form of communication) · eo lingvo (nonverbal communication) · ba тел (body of words used as a form of communication) · cic anompa (body of words used as a form of communication) · hu nyelv (the ability to communicate using words) · si භාෂාව (body of words used as a form of communication) · hi वाणी (body of words used as a form of communication) · jdt zuhun (body of words used as a form of communication) · kaa til (body of words used as a form of communication) · wo làkk (body of words used as a form of communication) · kca-eas йасәӈ (body of words used as a form of communication) · skr زبان (body of words used as a form of communication) · xeb 𐎍𐎌𐎐 (body of words used as a form of communication) · ka ენები (vocabulary of a particular field) · ar لُغَة (body of words used as a form of communication) · io linguo (body of words used as a form of communication) · apw biyáti (body of words used as a form of communication) · hu csoportnyelv (vocabulary of a particular field) · chg تیل (body of words used as a form of communication) · evn хэңкэ (body of words used as a form of communication) · jii af (body of words used as a form of communication) · pt idioma (body of words used as a form of communication) · gv glare (body of words used as a form of communication) · sog ܙܒܐܩ (body of words used as a form of communication) · ain イタㇰ (body of words used as a form of communication) · doi 𑠡𑠬𑠧𑠬 (body of words used as a form of communication) · bjn basa (body of words used as a form of communication) · kls مون (body of words used as a form of communication) · ar لُغَة (computer language — see also computer language) · sh jèzik (body of words used as a form of communication) · ht lang (body of words used as a form of communication) · sv språk (computer language — see also computer language) · non tunga (body of words used as a form of communication) · bej yaf (body of words used as a form of communication) · hu nyelvezet (particular words used) · ast llinguax (the ability to communicate using words) · wyi ngnool (body of words used as a form of communication) · cs jazyk (computer language — see also computer language) · sd ڀاشا (body of words used as a form of communication) · cy iaith (body of words used as a form of communication) · zza zowan (body of words used as a form of communication) · eo lingvo (vocabulary of a particular field) · mzn زوون (body of words used as a form of communication) · wa motlî (vocabulary of a particular field) · xh ulwimi (body of words used as a form of communication) · sty тел (body of words used as a form of communication) · zh йүян (body of words used as a form of communication) · ms istilah (particular words used) · ms bahasa (body of words used as a form of communication) · xpr 𐫙𐫉𐫁𐫀𐫗 (body of words used as a form of communication) · lus ṭawng (vocabulary of a particular field) · rue язы́к (body of words used as a form of communication) · mnj zəvū́g (body of words used as a form of communication) · de Sprachen (computer language — see also computer language) · sg mëngä (body of words used as a form of communication) · yi שפּראַך (nonverbal communication) · tl wika (body of words used as a form of communication) · kg ndînga (body of words used as a form of communication) · new भाय् (body of words used as a form of communication) · und zəvůk (body of words used as a form of communication) · nia li (body of words used as a form of communication) · ydg zɪbēγ (body of words used as a form of communication) · az lisan (body of words used as a form of communication) · sgs kalba (body of words used as a form of communication) · zko xêg (body of words used as a form of communication) · rhg zuban (body of words used as a form of communication) · ban basa (body of words used as a form of communication) · tg лисон (body of words used as a form of communication) · smj giella (body of words used as a form of communication) · it linguaggio (nonverbal communication) · lad lengua (body of words used as a form of communication) · aae gluha (body of words used as a form of communication) · sg sarä (body of words used as a form of communication) · it linguaggio (the ability to communicate using words) · ru речь (body of words used as a form of communication) · tr dil (particular words used) · hu szaknyelv (vocabulary of a particular field) · za yijyenz (body of words used as a form of communication) · xpm aj (body of words used as a form of communication) · gd cànan (body of words used as a form of communication) · oj inwewin (body of words used as a form of communication) · vi ngôn ngữ (nonverbal communication) · wyi wurrung (body of words used as a form of communication) · co lingua (body of words used as a form of communication) · li taol (body of words used as a form of communication) · bjn jaku (body of words used as a form of communication) · he שָׂפָה (body of words used as a form of communication) · pa زبان (body of words used as a form of communication) · apj mizaa (body of words used as a form of communication) · xco زڤاک (body of words used as a form of communication) · sel-sou сиэ (body of words used as a form of communication) · ta மொழி (computer language — see also computer language) · rm lingua (body of words used as a form of communication) · nb språk (body of words used as a form of communication) · co lingua (the ability to communicate using words) · tk dil (body of words used as a form of communication) · bcl tataramon (nonverbal communication) · ab бызшәа (body of words used as a form of communication) · ast llengua (body of words used as a form of communication) · akk 𒅴 (body of words used as a form of communication) · yuy kelen (body of words used as a form of communication) · sh јѐзик (body of words used as a form of communication) · kpy йилыйил (body of words used as a form of communication) · lv valoda (the ability to communicate using words) · urj-koo 𐍚𐍨𐍛 (body of words used as a form of communication) · rys 物言 (body of words used as a form of communication) · tg забон (body of words used as a form of communication) · ssy af (body of words used as a form of communication) · fi kieli (computer language — see also computer language) · min baso (body of words used as a form of communication) · th ภาษา (body of words used as a form of communication) · sou ภาษา (body of words used as a form of communication) · rap reo (body of words used as a form of communication) · agx чӏал (body of words used as a form of communication) · si බස (body of words used as a form of communication) · fo tungumál (body of words used as a form of communication) · sje giella (body of words used as a form of communication) · got 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (body of words used as a form of communication) · hsb rěč (body of words used as a form of communication) · hu beszédmód (particular words used) · uum дил (body of words used as a form of communication) · nn tunge (body of words used as a form of communication) · ak kasa (body of words used as a form of communication) · kca-eas кӧԓ (body of words used as a form of communication) · tl lengguwahe (body of words used as a form of communication) · km ភាសា (body of words used as a form of communication) · hy լեզու (body of words used as a form of communication) · nio буоз̌у (body of words used as a form of communication) · ia linguage (nonverbal communication) · aig langwij (body of words used as a form of communication) · pl język (nonverbal communication) · ist laèngua (body of words used as a form of communication) · ngh ǂxoaki (body of words used as a form of communication) · hu nyelv (vocabulary of a particular field) · jii ow (body of words used as a form of communication) · ast chengua (body of words used as a form of communication) · da sprog (computer language — see also computer language) · bn পরিভাষা (vocabulary of a particular field) · fr langage (the ability to communicate using words) · hu fogalmazásmód (particular words used) · hu stílus (particular words used) · zkb сека (body of words used as a form of communication) · qwm til (body of words used as a form of communication) · kac ga (body of words used as a form of communication) · zh 詞語 /词语 (vocabulary of a particular field) · hi भाखा (body of words used as a form of communication) · pl słownictwo (particular words used) · ta மொழி (nonverbal communication) · af spraak (the ability to communicate using words) · orh urkul (body of words used as a form of communication) · da sprogbeherskelse (the ability to communicate using words) · izh kēli (body of words used as a form of communication) · so luuqad (body of words used as a form of communication) · crh dil (body of words used as a form of communication) · rw ururimi (body of words used as a form of communication) · dz ཁ (body of words used as a form of communication) · fi sanasto (vocabulary of a particular field) · de Sprache (computer language — see also computer language) · ycl ddar (body of words used as a form of communication) · vi ngôn ngữ máy tính (computer language — see also computer language) · pon lokaia (body of words used as a form of communication) · xsr སྐད (body of words used as a form of communication) · my ဘာသာ (body of words used as a form of communication) · yi לשון (body of words used as a form of communication) · br yezh (body of words used as a form of communication) · hif bhasa (body of words used as a form of communication) · lad lingua (body of words used as a form of communication) · lez мез (body of words used as a form of communication) · ny chinenero (body of words used as a form of communication) · az zəban (body of words used as a form of communication) · lez чӏал (body of words used as a form of communication) · txb kantwo (body of words used as a form of communication) · mi reo (body of words used as a form of communication) · vi biệt ngữ (vocabulary of a particular field) · scl زبان (body of words used as a form of communication) · ask vīri (body of words used as a form of communication) · cv чӗлхе (body of words used as a form of communication) · he לָשׁוֹן (nonverbal communication) · ca codi (computer language — see also computer language) · und སྐད (body of words used as a form of communication) · lv valoda (computer language — see also computer language) · scn lìngua (body of words used as a form of communication) · pt linguagem (vocabulary of a particular field) · lnj ca (body of words used as a form of communication) · ang ġeþēode (body of words used as a form of communication) · yka bahasa (body of words used as a form of communication) · sog 𐫉𐫂𐫀𐫐 (body of words used as a form of communication) · sl gôvor (the ability to communicate using words) · bjn bahasa (body of words used as a form of communication) · fa زَبان (body of words used as a form of communication) · zh 語言 /语言 (body of words used as a form of communication) · tpi tokples (body of words used as a form of communication) · ka ენა (vocabulary of a particular field) · sq gjuhë (body of words used as a form of communication) · af taalgebruik (particular words used) · mdf кяль (body of words used as a form of communication) · ket ӄаʼ (body of words used as a form of communication) · yai зивок (body of words used as a form of communication) · sel-sou әты (body of words used as a form of communication) · ani мицӏцӏи (body of words used as a form of communication) · nb språk (computer language — see also computer language) · sco leid (body of words used as a form of communication) · fi sanat (particular words used) · nb taleevne (the ability to communicate using words) · rap vānanga (body of words used as a form of communication)

wikidata: Q315

language en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈlɛə̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ North-Central US
  • [ˈleɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈleːŋ-] North-Central US
  • /ˈlæŋ-/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈleɪŋ-/ (US)
  • [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlæə̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlɛə̯ŋ-] (Southern-US)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Southern-US)
  • [ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlɛːŋ-] ~ [ˈlæŋ-] Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈlaŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /ˈlɛŋ.ɡwəd͡ʒ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈlæŋɡ.weːd͡ʒ/ (India)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (US)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English language From Middle English langage, language, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech, language”), from Old Latin dingua (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”). Doublet of langaj. Displaced native Old English ġeþēode.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard, rare) To communicate by language; to express in language.
    • Others were languaged in such doubtful expressions that they have a double sense. 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):

Forms

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languages Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
languaging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
languaged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
languaged Tense=Past lexicographic

language en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • [ˈlɛə̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ North-Central US
  • [ˈleɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈleːŋ-] North-Central US
  • /ˈlæŋ-/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈleɪŋ-/ (US)
  • [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlæə̯ŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlɛə̯ŋ-] (Southern-US)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Southern-US)
  • [ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈlɛːŋ-] ~ [ˈlæŋ-] Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈlaŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • [ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ] New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
  • /ˈlɛŋ.ɡwəd͡ʒ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈlæŋɡ.weːd͡ʒ/ (India)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˈleɪŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ Western US, Midland US, Western Pennsylvania, New England
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ (US)
  • /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore

Etymology

Alteration of languet.

Meanings

  1. A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.
    • A flue-pipe is one in which the air passes through the throat, or flue, which is the narrow, longitudinal aperture between the lower lip and the tongue, or language. […] The language is adjusted by slightly elevating or depressing it, […] 1896, William Horatio Clarke, The Organist's Retrospect, page 79:

Forms

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languages Number=Plur lexicographic

Holonyms

language family

Hypernyms

medium

Hyponyms

constructed language · link language · heritage language · Celtic language · computer language · mother language · Sino-Tibetan language · natural language · native tongue · father tongue · extinct language · sign language · Slavic language · second language · creole · inflected language · isolating language · birthtongue · polysynthetic language · dead language · Indo-European language · fusional language · analytic language · lingua franca · L1 · living language · mother tongue · vulgate · agglutinative language · first language · Romance language · synthetic language · endangered language · native language · L2 · Germanic language · pidgin · vernacular

Meronyms

cant · mesilect · argot · basilect · patrilect · symbol · ethnolect · parlance · jargon · isolect · phrase · lect · acrolect · sign · sociolect · expression · idiolect · xenolect · chronolect · patois · slang · wording · paralect · topolect · cryptolect · word · statement · idiom · vocabulary · term · mimolect · matrilect · grammar · ecolect · dialect · similect · mesolect

Relateds

languoid · :Category:en:Languages

Synonyms

leid · tongue · speech · language · lingo