jzykowy

Jzykowy is the unaccented form of the Polish adjective meaning linguistic or language-related. The standard spelling in Polish is językowy, formed from the noun język (language) with the suffix -owy. The term is used to describe features, phenomena, and descriptions related to language rather than to material objects.

Etymology and orthography: The correct form contains the diacritics ę and ż, reflecting its origin from język. The unaccented variant jzykowy may appear in contexts where diacritics are unavailable, but it is considered nonstandard in formal writing and can cause mispronunciation. In multilingual texts, the English equivalent is usually linguistic rather than a direct transliteration.

Usage and examples: In Polish, językowy describes language-related attributes in compounds such as cecha językowa (linguistic feature), różnorodność językowa (linguistic diversity), and opis językowy (linguistic description). It appears in discussions across linguistics, philology, education, and media whenever language topics are addressed. The term is typically translated as linguistic in English, while the unaccented jzykowy is mainly of interest for typography and orthography discussions.