Tongues Meaning in English

word · lemma: tongue

US

/ˈtəŋz/

tuhngz

UK

/tˈʌŋz/

tuhngz

التعريف

The plural of 'tongue', meaning either the body part in the mouth or, sometimes, languages people speak.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used formally for multiple physical tongues or in literature, but more often means different 'languages' ('speak in tongues' = unknown languages, often in a religious context). Not common in everyday speech to refer to body part in plural.

• Spanish: lenguas - idiomas
• Portuguese (BR): línguas - idiomas
• Portuguese (PT): línguas - idiomas
• Chinese (Simplified): 舌头 - 语言
• Chinese (Traditional): 舌頭 - 語言
• Hindi: ज़बानें - भाषाएँ
• Arabic: ألسنة - لغات
• Bengali: জিহ্বা - ভাষা
• Russian: языки
• Japanese: 舌 - 言語
• Vietnamese: lưỡi - ngôn ngữ
• Korean: 혀 - 언어
• Turkish: dil - dil (konuşulan dil anlamında)
• Urdu: زبانیں
• Indonesian: lidah - bahasa

جمل نموذجية

Snakes have long, thin tongues.

basic

Some people can speak five different tongues.

basic

Many ancient tongues are no longer spoken today.

basic

He bit his tongues, trying not to laugh out loud.

natural

The meeting had people from all over the world, speaking many tongues.

natural

She was amazed when the choir began to sing in different tongues.

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