जीभ

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), 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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiːbʱ/

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Noun

जीभ • (jībh) f (Urdu spelling جیبھ)

1. (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)

1. (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

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑibʱ/, [d͡ʑiːbʱ]

Noun

जीभ • (jībh) f

1. (anatomy) tongue

   जीभ हे एक ज्ञानेंद्रिय आहे.

   jībh he ek jñānendriy āhe.

   The tongue is a sense organ.

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)

1. tongue

Declension

Declension of जीभ
	singular	plural
direct	जीभ (jībha)	जीभा (jībhā)
oblique	जीभे (jībhe)	जीभां (jībhāṃ)
instrumental	जीभा (jībhā)	जीभां (jībhāṃ)

Synonyms

• जिह्वा (jihvā)

Descendants

• Marathi: जीभ (jībh)

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “जीभ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan