જીભ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• જીભડી (jībhḍī), જીભડો (jībhḍo)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā) , from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Cognate with Bengali জিভ (jibh), Hindustani جیبھ / जीभ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa). Doublet of જિહ્વા (jihvā) and જબાન (jabān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒibʱ/
• Rhymes: -ibʱ

Noun

જીભ • (jībh) f

1. (anatomy) tongue

   Synonyms: જિહ્વા (jihvā), જબાન (jabān), સ્વાદેંદ્રિય (svādendriya), રસના (rasnā)