llingua

See also: ḷḷingua

Asturian

Alternative forms

• llengua
• lluengua (Eastern)
• ḷḷingua (Patsuezu, Quirosan, dialectal)
• ḷḷuinga (Meridional, dialectal)
• chingua, chengua (Valdesan, dialectal)
• yuönga (Cabrales, dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese lengua from Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎinɣwa/ [ˈʎiŋ.ɣwa]
• Rhymes: -inɣwa
• Syllabification: llin‧gua

Noun

llingua f (plural llingües)

1. language

   Synonym: idioma

2. (anatomy) tongue

Derived terms

• baldase la llingua
• echar la llingua a pacer
• enseñar la llingua
• llingua páxaru
• llinguateru
• llinguatu
• llingüeta
• nel cantu la llingua
• tener muncha llingua

See also

• llinguaxe

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “llingua”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “llingua”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN