saliva

Meaning

spittle, saliva

Concepts

saliva

spittle

spit

drool

Spit

hockle

spettle

Synonyms

sputum

salīva

Translations

saliva

Speichel

salive

saliva

speeksel

saliva

zever

kwijl

saliva

tükürük

bave

σάλιο

tif

ريق

Pronounced as (IPA)

[saˈliː.wa]

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *solH- (compare Irish salach (“dirty”), Welsh halog, English sallow, Russian соло́вый (solóvyj, “cream-colored”)). May alternatively be of independent expressive/onomatopoeic origin; compare Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon).