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sleeptalk

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To talk unconsciously in one's sleep.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sleep Proto-Germanic *talōną Proto-West Germanic *talōn Proto-West Germanic *-ukōn Proto-West Germanic *talkōn Old English *tealcian Middle English talken English talk English sleeptalk From sleep + talk.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 發開口夢 /发开口梦 (faat3 hoi1 hau2 mung6) — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Chinese Mandarin: 說夢話 /说梦话 (shuō mènghuà) — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Finnish: puhua unissaan — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Hiligaynon: damán — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Indonesian: igau — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Indonesian: mengigau — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Manchu: ᠣᡵᡳᠮᠪᡳ (orimbi) — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Māori: moenanu — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Māori: tātāhau — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Telugu: కలవరించు (kalavariñcu) — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
  • Thai: ละเมอ (lá-məə) — to talk unconsciously in one's sleep