"ⲗⲁⲥ" meaning in Coptic

See ⲗⲁⲥ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: las [romanization], ⲗⲁⲥ [plural], ⲗⲉⲥ [alternative, Akhmimic, Fayyumic]
Etymology: From Demotic ⁠⁠ (ls, “tongue”), from Egyptian ns (“tongue”) */lis/, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (“tongue”). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *lišān-. Etymology templates: {{t2i-Egyd|l|s-2|F51}} ⁠⁠, {{inh|cop|egx-dem||⁠⁠|tongue|tr=ls}} Demotic ⁠⁠ (ls, “tongue”), {{inh|cop|egy|ns||tongue}} Egyptian ns (“tongue”), {{inh|cop|afa-pro|*lis-||tongue}} Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (“tongue”), {{cog|sem-pro|*lišān-}} Proto-Semitic *lišān- Head templates: {{cop-noun|m}} ⲗⲁⲥ • (las) m (plural ⲗⲁⲥ (las))
  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Old Coptic) tongue Tags: Bohairic, Old-Coptic, Sahidic
    Sense id: en-ⲗⲁⲥ-cop-noun-snFSEtk5 Categories (other): Bohairic Coptic, Old Coptic, Sahidic Coptic
  2. (Bohairic) language Tags: Bohairic
    Sense id: en-ⲗⲁⲥ-cop-noun-pO8wS6Qq Categories (other): Bohairic Coptic, Coptic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Coptic entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
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  "word": "ⲗⲁⲥ"
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    },
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