Meaning of "tongue"

tongue •

n.
• • 1. the movable piece of flesh in the mouth: dila
  • 2. the power of speech: dila, makapagsalita
  • 3. a way of speaking: pananalita
  • 4. the language of the people: salita, lengguwahe, wika
  • 5. a movable piece inside a bell : dila ng kampana
  • 6. anything shaped or used like a tongue: dila
  • 7. on the tip of ones tongue, almost spoken: nasa dulo ng dila, sasabihin na sana (lamang), masasabi na sana
  • 8. to poke out the tongue at someone: dumila, dilaan

» synonyms and related words:

bulol

n.
• • stammer / stutter / tongue-tied

lick

n.
• • a stroke of the tongue over something: himod, paghimod

v.
• • 1. to pass the tongue over: humimod, himurin
  • 2. to defeat: tumalo, talunin

lawit

v.
• • lumawit (-um-) to dangle, to hang down, to suspend. Lumawit ang dila ng aso. The dog's tongue hung down. maglawit, ilawit (mag-:i-) to dangle, to hang down, to suspend, to dangle (something). Maglawit ka ng lubid. Dangle the rope.

dila

n.
• • tongue

tabil

n.
• • glibness of tongue, talkativeness

adj.
• • matabil (ma-) talkative