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tong.

tongue

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɔŋ/
  1. tongue

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. The sense "Solea solea" likely refers to these flat fish' resemblance to a tongue.

noun/tɔŋ/
  1. sole (Solea solea)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. The sense "Solea solea" likely refers to these flat fish' resemblance to a tongue.

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