"Tung" meaning in Low German

See Tung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʊŋ/ (note: younger, some regions), /tʊŋɡ/ (note: conservatively), /tʊŋː/ (note: conservatively) Forms: Tungen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German tunge, from Old Saxon tunga. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|tunge}} Middle Low German tunge, {{inh|nds|osx|tunga}} Old Saxon tunga Head templates: {{nds-noun|f|Tungen}} Tung f (plural Tungen), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. tongue Tags: German-Low-German, feminine
    Sense id: en-Tung-nds-noun-snFSEtk5 Categories (other): German Low German, Low German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: Bövertung, Bövertungen-, Lippen- un Tungstellen, Tungen-Gesichts-Stamm, Tungenarterie, Tungenbeen-Kehlkopp-Membran, Tungenblatt, Tungenknieper, Tungenkrebs, tungenloos, tungenlose, Tungenlose (english: Aglossa), Tungenpiepen, Tungenregister, Tungenrüch, Tungenslag, Tungenslääg, Tungensnacken, Tungenspitz, Ünnertung, Ünnertungen-, Ünnertungenmuskulatur

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "tunge",
      "tunge#Middle_Low_German"
    ],
    [
      "tunga",
      "tunga#Old_Saxon"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "tunge"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German tunge",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon tunga",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German tunge, from Old Saxon tunga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tungen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Tungen"
      },
      "expansion": "Tung f (plural Tungen)",
      "name": "nds-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German Low German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Bövertung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bövertungen-"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lippen- un Tungstellen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungen-Gesichts-Stamm"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenarterie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenbeen-Kehlkopp-Membran"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenblatt"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenknieper"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenkrebs"
        },
        {
          "word": "tungenloos"
        },
        {
          "word": "tungenlose"
        },
        {
          "english": "Aglossa",
          "translation": "Aglossa",
          "word": "Tungenlose"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenpiepen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenregister"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenrüch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenslag"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenslääg"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungensnacken"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tungenspitz"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ünnertung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ünnertungen-"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ünnertungenmuskulatur"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tongue"
      ],
      "id": "en-Tung-nds-noun-snFSEtk5",
      "links": [
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ/",
      "note": "younger, some regions"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋɡ/",
      "note": "conservatively"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋː/",
      "note": "conservatively"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tung"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Bövertung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bövertungen-"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lippen- un Tungstellen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungen-Gesichts-Stamm"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenarterie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenbeen-Kehlkopp-Membran"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenblatt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenknieper"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenkrebs"
    },
    {
      "word": "tungenloos"
    },
    {
      "word": "tungenlose"
    },
    {
      "english": "Aglossa",
      "translation": "Aglossa",
      "word": "Tungenlose"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenpiepen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenregister"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenrüch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenslag"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenslääg"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungensnacken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tungenspitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ünnertung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ünnertungen-"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ünnertungenmuskulatur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "tunge",
      "tunge#Middle_Low_German"
    ],
    [
      "tunga",
      "tunga#Old_Saxon"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "tunge"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German tunge",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "tunga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon tunga",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German tunge, from Old Saxon tunga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tungen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Tungen"
      },
      "expansion": "Tung f (plural Tungen)",
      "name": "nds-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German Low German",
        "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Low German feminine nouns",
        "Low German lemmas",
        "Low German nouns",
        "Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tongue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ/",
      "note": "younger, some regions"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋɡ/",
      "note": "conservatively"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋː/",
      "note": "conservatively"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tung"
}

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