Definition
The act or process of swallowing.
Etymology
From Latin deglutitio, from de- (down) + glutire (to swallow), used in medical and anatomical contexts since the 1600s.
Kelly Says
Doctors and speech therapists still use this word when studying swallowing disorders—it's the formal medical name for what your throat does dozens of times per minute without you thinking about it.
Translations
ARالعربية
ابتلاع
ib-tilaa'
CACatalà
deglució
deh-gloo-thee-oh
CSČeština
polykání
po-ly-ka-nee
DEDeutsch
Deglutition
deh-gloo-tee-syohn
ELΕλληνικά
δυνατότητα
dee-na-to-tee-tah
ESEspañol
deglución
deh-gloo-thee-ohn
FRFrançais
déglutition
deh-gloo-tee-syohn
HEעברית
הִתְעַקְרוּת
hit-e-ak-ro-ot
HIहिन्दी
भोजन निगलना
bhojan nigal-na
HUMagyar
nyelés
nyeh-lesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
menelan
me-ne-lan
ITItaliano
deglutizione
deh-gloo-tee-tsyo-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
menelan
me-ne-lan
NLNederlands
doorslikken
doer-slik-ken
PLPolski
połykanie
po-w-ka-nee
PTPortuguês
deglutição
deh-gloo-tee-sawn
RORomână
deglutiție
deh-gloo-tee-thee-eh
RUРусский
деглютиция
deh-gloo-tee-tsee-yah
SWKiswahili
kunywa
koo-ny-wa
TAதமிழ்
உமிழ்வு
u-miz-vuh
TEతెలుగు
గ్రుంగుట
gru-ngu-ta
TRTürkçe
yutkunma
yut-kun-mah
UKУкраїнська
деглютиція
deh-gloo-tee-tsee-yah
ZUZU
ukubala
oo-koo-ba-la