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לשון

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ל־שׁ־ן (l-sh-n)
4 terms

From Proto-Semitic *lišān-.

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Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. (metonymic, formal) language
    Synonym: שָׂפָה

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Descendants

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

Ladino

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Noun

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לשון f

  1. Hebrew spelling of lashon

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew לשון (lashón).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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לשון (loshnn, plural לשונות (leshoynes)

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

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