Elinguation

/ˌɪlɪŋɡweɪˈʃən/ noun

Definition

The act or result of removing the tongue; the state of being tongueless.

Etymology

From elinguate + -ion (noun suffix). Latin elinguatio, from e- (out) + lingua (tongue).

Kelly Says

Elinguation appears in historical medical texts and biblical exegesis—it was such a known punishment that theologians debated whether saints could survive it, mixing actual violence with religious symbolism.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኤሊንግዌሽን
e-lin-gwe-shon
ARالعربية
إيلينغوايشن
i-lin-gwa-i-shon
BNবাংলা
এলিঙ্গুয়েশন
e-ling-gwa-shon
CACatalà
elinguació
e-lin-gwa-tsi-o
CSČeština
elinguace
e-lin-gwa-ce
DADansk
elinguation
e-lin-gwa-syon
DEDeutsch
Elinguation
e-ling-gwa-syo-n
ELΕλληνικά
ελινγκουάσι
e-lin-gwa-si
ESEspañol
elinguación
el-ing-wa-syon
FAفارسی
الینگواسیون
e-ling-gwa-si-on
FISuomi
elinguatio
e-lin-gwa-tio
FRFrançais
élinguation
e-ling-gwa-syon
GUGU
એલિંગ્વાશન
e-ling-gwa-shon
HAHA
elinguation
e-lin-gwa-syon
HEעברית
אילנגואציה
ay-ling-wa-tsi-ya
HIहिन्दी
एलिंग्वेशन
e-ling-gwa-shon
HUMagyar
elinguáció
e-lin-gwa-tsi-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
elinguasi
e-lin-gwa-si
IGIG
elinguation
e-lin-gwa-syon
ITItaliano
elinguazione
e-lin-gwa-tsyo-ne
JA日本語
エリンギュエーション
eringu-e-shon
KKKK
элингвация
e-ling-va-tsi-ya
KMKM
អាលិង្គវេសន៍
a-ling-gwe-se-n
KO한국어
엘링귀에이션
ellingeui-eon
MRMR
एलिंग्वेशन
e-ling-gwa-shon
MSBahasa Melayu
elinguasi
e-lin-gwa-si
MYမြန်မာ
အလင်္ဂွေးရှင်း
a-lin-gwe-shing
NLNederlands
elinguatie
e-lin-gwa-tee
NONorsk
elinguasjon
e-lin-gwa-syon
PAPA
ਇਲਿੰਗਵੇਸ਼ਨ
i-ling-gwa-shon
PLPolski
elinguacja
e-lin-gwa-tsya
PTPortuguês
elinguacão
e-ling-gwa-sow
RORomână
elinguare
e-lin-gwa-re
RUРусский
эли nguация
e-li ngu-a-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
elinguation
e-lin-gwa-syon
SWKiswahili
elinguation
e-lin-gwa-syon
TAதமிழ்
எலிங்கியேஷன்
e-ling-gi-ya-shon
TEతెలుగు
ఎలింగువేషన్
e-lin-gu-ve-shon
THไทย
เอลิ่งวเอชั่น
e-ling-wa-e-chon
TLTL
elinguasyon
e-ling-gwa-syon
TRTürkçe
elinguasyon
e-ling-gwa-syon
UKУкраїнська
елінгвація
e-ling-va-tsi-ya
URاردو
النگوئیشن
al-ing-gwa-i-shon
VITiếng Việt
elinguation
e-lin-gwa-syon
YOYO
elinguation
e-lin-gwa-syon
ZH中文
埃灵瓜
ai ling gua
ZUZU
elinguation
e-lin-gwa-syon

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