jivhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀚𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • जिव्हा (Devanagari script)
  • জিৰ‍্হা (Bengali script)
  • ජිව‍්හා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဇိဝှါ or ၹိဝှႃ (Burmese script)
  • ชิวฺหา or ชิวหา (Thai script)
  • ᨩᩥᩅ᩠ᩉᩤ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຊິວ຺ຫາ or ຊິວຫາ (Lao script)
  • ជិវ្ហា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄎𑄨𑅇𑄴𑄦𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā, “tongue”).

Noun

jivhā f

  1. tongue

Declension

Declension table of "jivhā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)jivhājivhāyo or jivhā
Accusative (second)jivhaṃjivhāyo or jivhā
Instrumental (third)jivhāyajivhāhi or jivhābhi
Dative (fourth)jivhāyajivhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)jivhāyajivhāhi or jivhābhi
Genitive (sixth)jivhāyajivhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)jivhāya or jivhāyaṃjivhāsu
Vocative (calling)jivhejivhāyo or jivhā

Descendants

  • → Thai: ชิวหา (chiu-hǎa)
  • → Khmer: ជិវ្ហា (cɨwhaa), ជីវ្ហា (cɨwhaa).

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jivhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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