जीभ

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जीभ

Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬍𐬰𐬏𐬁 (hizvā), Persian زوان (zavân)), 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 Old English tunge).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [dʒiːbʱ]

Noun

जीभ • (jībh) f, Urdu spelling جیبھ

1. (anatomy) tongue

   हम जीभ से चखते हैं।

   We taste with our tongues.

Declension

declension of जीभ

	singular		plural
direct	जीभ (jībh)		जीभें (jībhẽ)
indirect	जीभ (jībh)		जीभों (jībhõ)
vocative	जीभ (jībh)		जीभो (jībho)

Synonyms

• ज़बान (zabān)
• (less common): जिह्वा (jihvā)

References

• जीभ in Bahri, Hardev (1989), Learners' Hindi-English dictionary (Delhi: Rajpal & Sons)
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.