Monday, October 12, 2009

जीभ جیبھ ♣ Eng. tongue, language

जीभ جیبھ ♣ Eng. tongue, language

[jībʰ], f. the tongue.

[◀MIA: Pk. jibbhā- f., jĭ̄hā- f. ‘tongue’; Pa. jivhā- f. ‘tongue’ ◀OIA jihvā́- f. ‘tongue’ RV. ◀PIE *dn̥ĝhū, dn̥ĝhu̯ā ‘tongue’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. tongue ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. language, linguist ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0412; (Turner, 1966) 5228; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 284; (MW, 1899) 0422; (Pokorny, 1959) 0223; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 1.591

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