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जिह्वा

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (compare Kamkata-viri dić, Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā), Persian زبان (zabân)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (whence Old Armenian լեզու (lezu), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō), Latin lingua, Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑкъ (językŭ), Old Prussian insuwis, English tongue).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    जिह्वा (jihvā́) stemf

    1. tongue

    Declension

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    Feminine ā-stem declension of जिह्वा
    singular dual plural
    nominative जिह्वा (jihvā́) जिह्वे (jihvé) जिह्वाः (jihvā́ḥ)
    accusative जिह्वाम् (jihvā́m) जिह्वे (jihvé) जिह्वाः (jihvā́ḥ)
    instrumental जिह्वया (jihváyā)
    जिह्वा¹ (jihvā́¹)
    जिह्वाभ्याम् (jihvā́bhyām) जिह्वाभिः (jihvā́bhiḥ)
    dative जिह्वायै (jihvā́yai) जिह्वाभ्याम् (jihvā́bhyām) जिह्वाभ्यः (jihvā́bhyaḥ)
    ablative जिह्वायाः (jihvā́yāḥ)
    जिह्वायै² (jihvā́yai²)
    जिह्वाभ्याम् (jihvā́bhyām) जिह्वाभ्यः (jihvā́bhyaḥ)
    genitive जिह्वायाः (jihvā́yāḥ)
    जिह्वायै² (jihvā́yai²)
    जिह्वयोः (jihváyoḥ) जिह्वानाम् (jihvā́nām)
    locative जिह्वायाम् (jihvā́yām) जिह्वयोः (jihváyoḥ) जिह्वासु (jihvā́su)
    vocative जिह्वे (jíhve) जिह्वे (jíhve) जिह्वाः (jíhvāḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Borrowed terms

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    • Telugu: జిహ్వ (jihva)
    • Tulu: ಜಿಹ್ವೆ (jihve)

    Descendants

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    See also

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