Tip-of-the-tongue

/tɪp əv ðə tʌŋ/ noun

Definition

The frustrating experience of being unable to retrieve a word from memory while feeling certain that one knows it and that retrieval is imminent.

Etymology

English idiom describing the sensation that the word is right there, almost on the tip of your tongue. Studied by Brown and McNeill (1966).

Kelly Says

Tip-of-the-tongue is that maddening feeling when you KNOW you know a word but can't quite grab it — it's right there! Your brain is searching its files but the retrieval path is temporarily blocked.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቅሌት እንቅስቃሴ
ḳʷɛ.lɛt ɛn.kʷɨs.kʷa.sɛ
ARالعربية
نهاية اللسان
ni.ha.ya al.la.sɑn
BNবাংলা
জিভের ডগা
jibʰer ḍo.ɡa
CACatalà
punta de la llengua
pun.t̪a ðe la ˈʎeŋɡwa
CSČeština
špička jazyka
ʃpɪt͡ʃka ˈjazɪka
DADansk
tungespidsen
tɔŋˀəspesn
DEDeutsch
Spitze der Zunge
ʃpɪt͡sə deːɐ ˈtsʊŋə
ELΕλληνικά
άκρα της γλώσσας
ˈa.kra ti.s ˈɣlo.sas
ESEspañol
punta de la lengua
pun.t̪a ðe la ˈleŋɡwa
FAفارسی
سر زبان
sar-e zabān
FISuomi
kielen kärki
ki.e.len kær.ki
FRFrançais
bout de la langue
bu də la lɑ̃ɡ
GUGU
જીભનો છેડો
jībʰ.no t͡ʃʰe.ɽo
HAHA
ƙarshen harshe
kʼar.ʃen har.ʃe
HEעברית
קצה הלשון
ka.tse ha.la.ʃon
HIहिन्दी
जीभ का सिरा
jībʰ kā sirā
HUMagyar
nyelv hegye
ɲɛlv ˈhɛɟɛ
IDBahasa Indonesia
ujung lidah
u.dʒuŋ li.dah
IGIG
isi iyi
i.si i.ji
ITItaliano
punta della lingua
pun.t̪a del.la ˈliŋɡwa
JA日本語
舌の先
shita no sa.ki
KKKK
тістің ұшы
tʲi.stiŋ u.ʃɯ
KMKM
ចុងអណ្តាត
cɔŋ ʔɑn.daːt
KO한국어
혀 끝
hyeo kkeut
MRMR
जिभेचा शेंडा
jibʰe.cā ʃe.ɳɖa
MSBahasa Melayu
hujung lidah
hu.dʒuŋ li.dah
MYမြန်မာ
လျှာအဖျား
lhā ʔa.pʰjá
NLNederlands
punt van de tong
pʏnt fɑn də tɔŋ
NONorsk
tungespissen
tʉŋːəspɪsːn
PAPA
ਜੀਭ ਦਾ ਸਿਰਾ
jībʰ dā si.rā
PLPolski
czubek języka
t͡ʂu.bɛk ˈjɛ̃ɡkɨ
PTPortuguês
ponta da língua
pɔ̃.tɐ dɐ ˈliŋɡwɐ
RORomână
vârful limbii
vɨrful ˈlimbʲi
RUРусский
кончик языка
kɐnˈt͡ɕik jɪˈzɨkə
SVSvenska
tungspetsen
tɵŋːspɛtsɛn
SWKiswahili
kilele cha ulimi
ki.le.le t͡ʃa u.li.mi
TAதமிழ்
நாக்கின் முனை
nākkiṉ muṉai
TEతెలుగు
నాలుక ముందు
nā.luka muṇ.du
THไทย
ปลายลิ้น
pla.j líɳ
TLTL
dulo ng dila
du.lo ŋ di.la
TRTürkçe
dil ucu
dil u.dʒu
UKУкраїнська
кінчик язика
kɪnˈt͡ʃik jɐˈzɪkɐ
URاردو
زبان کا سرا
zabān kā sirā
VITiếng Việt
đầu lưỡi
ʔɗaʊ˧˦ lɨ̀əi
YOYO
ori inu
ɔ.ri i.nu
ZH中文
舌尖
shé jiān
ZUZU
isihloko
i.si.hlo.ko

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