jivhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• जिव्हा (Devanagari script)
• জিৰ‍্হা (Bengali script)
• ජිව‍්හා (Sinhalese script)
• ဇိဝှါ or ၹိဝှႃ (Burmese script)
• ชิวฺหา or ชิวหา (Thai script)
• ᨩᩥᩅ᩠ᩉᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊິວ຺ຫາ or ຊິວຫາ (Lao script)
• ជិវ្ហា (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄨𑅇𑄴𑄦𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā, “tongue”).

Noun

jivhā f

1. tongue

Declension

Declension table of "jivhā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jivhā	jivhāyo or jivhā
Accusative (second)	jivhaṃ	jivhāyo or jivhā
Instrumental (third)	jivhāya	jivhāhi or jivhābhi
Dative (fourth)	jivhāya	jivhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jivhāya	jivhāhi or jivhābhi
Genitive (sixth)	jivhāya	jivhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jivhāya or jivhāyaṃ	jivhāsu
Vocative (calling)	jivhe	jivhāyo or jivhā

Descendants

• → Thai: ชิวหา (chiu-hǎa)
• → Khmer: ជិវ្ហា (cɨwhaa), ជីវ្ហា (cɨwhaa).

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jivhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead