जबड़ा

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Hindi

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Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit जम्भ (jámbha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ámbʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Doublet of जंभ (jambh).[1] Cognate with Marathi जबडा (jabḍā).

Pronunciation

Noun

जबड़ा (jabṛām (Urdu spelling جَبْڑَا)

  1. (anatomy) jaw
    Synonyms: जंभ (jambh), हनु (hanu), कट्टा (kaṭṭā)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jámbha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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