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Results for उपजिह्वा

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Apte Dictionary

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

उपजिह्वाupajihvāह्विका [hvikā], ह्विका 1 The uvula or soft palate; epiglottis; Y.3.97.
1. ह्विका hvikā, ह्विका 1 The uvula or soft palate; epiglottis; Y.3.97.
2. Enlargement of the under side of the tongue.
3. A kind of ant; यदत्त्युपजिह्विका यद्वम्रो अतिसर्पति । सर्वं तदस्तु ते घृतम् Rv.8.12.21.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

उपजिह्वाupajihvā[upa-gihvâ] f. uvula.

[upa-gihvâ] feminine; also equal for uvula.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

उपजिह्वाupajihvāf. the epiglottis Ya1jn5. iii, 97
1. feminine the epiglottis Ya1jn5. iii, 97
2. feminine an abscess on the under side of the tongue Sus3r.
3. feminine a kind of ant Lexicographers
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