No. 229 in Serbian

језик

The Serbian word "језик" means "language" or "tongue" in English.

In a sentence

Српски језик је веома леп.
The Serbian language is very beautiful.
Here, 'језик' denotes 'language', referring to the Serbian language.
Пас је лизао воду језиком.
The dog licked the water with its tongue.
In this context, 'језик' refers to 'tongue', the organ of the mouth.
Његов језик је био заиста оштар током расправе.
His language was really sharp during the argument.
In this sentence, 'језик' figuratively refers to 'manner of speaking' or 'choice of words'.

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