oogtaal

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːxˌtaːl/ === Etymology 1 === From oog (“eye”) +‎ taal (“language”). ==== Noun ==== oogtaal f (uncountable, no diminutive) nonverbal communication using the eyes Synonym: ogentaal === Etymology 2 === From oog (“eye”) +‎ taal (“hair”); this meaning of taal is long-obsolete in modern Dutch and derives from Proto-West Germanic *tagl (“hair, tail”). It is thus cognate with English tail, and etymologically distinct from the common word taal meaning "language". ==== Noun ==== oogtaal m (plural oogtalen, no diminutive) (obsolete, rare) synonym of wimper (“eyelash”)