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 (1987-2021), “język”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 3, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 107
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