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Chinese
Etymology
The Buddhism sense is a translation of Sanskrit जिह्वेन्द्रिय (jihvendriya, “tongue faculty”). The Tibetan equivalent is ལྕེའི་དབང་པོ (lce'i dbang po).
Pronunciation
Noun
舌根
- (anatomy) root of the tongue; back of the tongue
- (Buddhism) “tongue or taste faculty”, one of the six sensory faculties
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
舌根 (“root of the tongue; back of the tongue”)
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