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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā), from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from earlier *diȷ́ʰwáHs, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Cognate with Assamese জিভা (zibha), Odia ଜିଭ (jibha), Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Hindi जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā), Kamkata-viri dić, Persian زبان (zabân), Old Armenian լեզու (lezu), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō), Latin lingua, Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑкъ, Old Prussian insuwis, English tongue, language.
Pronunciation
Noun
জিভ • (jibh)
- (anatomy) tongue
- Synonyms: জিহ্বা (jihba), জবান (joban)