जीभ

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit जिब्भा (jibbhā) , from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́). Cognate with Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Saurashtra ꢙꢷꢨ꣄ (jīb), Odia ଜିଭ (jibha), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa) and more distantly with English tongue. Doublet of जिह्वा (jihvā) and ज़बान (zabān), a tatsama and a Persian borrowing.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiːbʱ/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    जीभ • (jībhf (Urdu spelling جیبھ)

    1. (anatomy) tongue
      Synonyms: रसना (rasnā), जिह्वा (jihvā), ज़बान (zabān)
      हम जीभ से चखते हैं।ham jībh se cakhte ha͠i.We taste with our tongues.

    Declension

    Declension of जीभ (fem cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct जीभ
    jībh
    जीभें
    jībhẽ
    oblique जीभ
    jībh
    जीभों
    jībhõ
    vocative जीभ
    jībh
    जीभो
    jībho

    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.

    Konkani

    Etymology

    From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́). Cognate with Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Hindi जीभ (jībh), Odia ଜିଭ (jibha), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), English tongue.

    Noun

    जीभ • (jībh) (Latin script jibh, Kannada script ಜೀಭ್)

    1. (anatomy) tongue

    Marathi

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Marathi जीभ (jībha), from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́). Cognate with Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Hindi जीभ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibh), Odia ଜିଭ (jibha), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), English tongue.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d͡ʑibʱ/, [d͡ʑiːbʱ]

    Noun

    जीभ • (jībhf

    1. (anatomy) tongue
      जीभ हे एक ज्ञानेंद्रिय आहे.
      jībh he ek dnyānendriy āhe.
      The tongue is a sense organ.

    References

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

    Old Marathi

    Etymology

    From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́).

    Noun

    जीभ (jībhaf (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

    Descendants

    • Marathi: जीभ (jībh)

    References

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