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lidah.

tongue (the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlidah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈli.dah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. tongue (the flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around)

  2. tongue (manner of speaking)

  3. speckled tonguesole (Cynoglossus puncticeps)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lidah, from Proto-Malayic *dilah by metathesis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (“tongue”), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (“to lick”).

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