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tongue noun

  /tɒŋɡ/ , /tʊŋ/ , /tʊŋɡ/ , /tʌŋ/
  • (countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).
  • (geology) A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.
 kieli
  • In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).
 kieli, iltti
  • The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
 aisa
  • A small sole (type of fish).
 kampela
  • A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
 kieleke
  • (metonym) A person speaking in a specified manner (most often plural).
 kielet
  • Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
 kieli, kärsä
  • (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
 kieli, lieska
  • (obsolete) Voice (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language).
 kieli, puhe
  • Manner of speaking, often habitually.
 kieli, puhe, puhetapa
  • Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
 kieli, urospontti
  • (figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
 lieska
  • The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
  • (obsolete, uncountable) Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.
 puhe
mother tongue
äidinkieli
tongue depressor
lasta
slip of the tongue
lapsus, lipsahdus
hound's tongue
koirankieli, rohtokoirankieli
tongue and groove
pontti, ponttiliitos
adder's tongue
käärmeenkieli
tongue-twister
kielivoimisteluloru, sanahirviö
hold one's tongue
pitää suunsa kiinni, purra kieltänsä
on the tip of one's tongue
kielen päällä
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