जीभ

Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵiĵʰwáH (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬍𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizvā), Persian زبان‎ (zabân)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B käntu/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, people', Armenian լեզու (lezu), and English tongue).

Doublet of जिह्वा (jihvā), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʒiːbʱ]

Noun

जीभ • (jībh) f (Urdu spelling جیبھ‎)

1. (anatomy) tongue

   हम जीभ से चखते हैं।

   ham jībh se cakhte hain.

   We taste with our tongues.

Etymology

From Old Marathi जीभ (jībha), from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́).

Noun

जीभ • (jībh) f

1. (anatomy) tongue

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “जीभ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “जीभ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “जीभ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jihvāˊ (5228)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́).

Noun

जीभ (jībha) f (Modi 𑘕𑘲𑘥)

1. tongue

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “जीभ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan