jénzÿk

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish język.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjenzɪk]
• Syllabification: jén‧zÿk

Noun

jénzÿk m inan (diminutive jénzÿcek)

1. tongue (flexible muscular organ in the mouth)
2. language, tongue (body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication)

   Synonym: gádkä

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “język”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 3, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 107