דו־לשוני

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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From דּוּ־ (dú-, bi-) +‎ לְשׁוֹנִי (l'shoní, lingual).

Adjective

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דּוּ־לְשׁוֹנִי (dú-l'shoní) (feminine דּוּ־לְשׁוֹנִית)

  1. Bilingual: knowing, using, or involving two languages.
    שלט דו לשוניshélet dú-l'shonía bilingual sign
    חינוך דו־לשוניkhinúkh dú-l'shoníbilingual education
    לגדל ילדה דו־לשוניתl'gadél yaldá dú-l'shonítto raise a bilingual girl

Usage notes

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  • May be either hyphenated or written as two separate words (דו לשוני).

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