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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 ( jibbhā ) , from Sanskrit जिह्वा ( jihvā́ ) , from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH , from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s . 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
Noun
जीभ • (jībh ) f (Urdu spelling جیبھ )
( 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 )
( 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
Noun
जीभ • (jībh ) f
( anatomy ) tongue
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 (jībha ) f (Modi 𑘕𑘲𑘥 )
tongue
Declension
Declension of जीभ
singular
plural
direct
जीभ ( jībha )
जीभा ( jībhā )
oblique
जीभे ( jībhe )
जीभां ( jībhāṃ )
instrumental
जीभा ( jībhā )
जीभां ( jībhāṃ )
Synonyms
Descendants
References
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999 ) “जीभ ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi , Mumbai: Popular Prakashan