lect

Etymology
Use of the compound element as an independent noun.

Noun

 * 1)  A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.

Usage notes
The term is used when it is not possible or desirable to decide whether something is a distinct language or only a dialect of a language.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: lekti
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, lektus
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: лект