“tongue” in Tibetan

Meaning in English

1. (noun) the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot 2. (noun) metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side 3. (noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity 4. (noun) a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language 5. (noun) a manner of speaking 6. (noun) the tongue of certain animals used as meat 7. (noun) a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea 8. (noun) any long thin projection that is transient 9. (verb) lick or explore with the tongue 10. (verb) articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

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