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Results for अधिजिह्व

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अधिजिह्वadhijihvaA serpent (who has a forked tongue). This arose from the attempt of the serpents to lick the nectar placed on…
[अधिका जिह्वा यस्य]

A serpent (who has a forked tongue). This arose from the attempt of the serpents to lick the nectar placed on a bed of Kuśa grass, the sharp points of which pricked the tongue and split it into two.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ह्वा
  
  -जिह्विका [अधिरूढा जिह्वा, स्वार्थे कन्
  
  The uvula.
  
  A sort of swelling of the tongue or epiglottis.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अधिजिह्वadhijihvam. a peculiar swelling of the tongue or epiglottis Sus3r.

masculine gender a peculiar swelling of the tongue or epiglottis Sus3r.

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अधिजिह्विकाadhijihvikāf. a peculiar swelling of the tongue or epiglottis Sus3r.

feminine a peculiar swelling of the tongue or epiglottis Sus3r.

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