जीभ

Hindi

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.

Declension

Declension of जीभ
	Singular	Plural
Direct	जीभ (jībh)	जीभें (jībhẽ)
Oblique	जीभ (jībh)	जीभों (jībhõ)
Vocative	जीभ (jībh)	जीभो (jībho)

Synonyms

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

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जीभ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “जीभ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

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Marathi

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

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Old Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́).

Noun

जीभ (jībha) f (Modi 𑘕𑘲𑘥)

1. tongue

Declension

Declension of जीभ
	singular	plural
direct	जीभ (jībha)	जीभा (jībhā)
oblique	जीभे (jībhe)	जीभां (jībhāṃ)
instrumental	जीभा (jībhā)	जीभां (jībhāṃ)

Synonyms

• जिह्वा (jihvā)

Descendants

• Marathi: जीभ (jībh)

References

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