[jabṛā], m. the jaw.
[◀MIA ∙∙∙ ◀OIA jámbha- m. ‘tooth, eye-tooth, tusk’, pl. ‘jaws’ RV. <√jabh ‘bite’ ◀PIE *ĝembh-, ĝm̥bh- ‘to bite, to gnaw through, to bare one’s teeth, to destroy; tooth, row of teeth’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. comb ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. gem ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0375; (Turner, 1966) 5137, p.282; (MW, 1899) 0412; (Pokorny, 1959) 0369; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 1.572
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