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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जिह्वाjihvā1 The tongue.
    1. 1 The tongue.
    2. The tongue of fire id est, that is a flame.
    3. A sentence.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आस्वादः licking, lapping.

    • -उल्लेखनी, -उल्लेखनिका, -निर्लेखनम् a tonguescraper.

    • -पः

      1. a dog.
      2. a cat.
      3. a tiger.
      4. a leopard.
      5. a bear.

    • -मलम् the fur of the tongue.

    • -मूलम् the root of the tongue.

    • -मूलीय Adjective a term particularly applied to the Visarga before क् and ख् and also to ऋ and लृ and the guttural class of consonants (in Grammar)-रदः a bird.

    • -लिह् Masculine a dog.

    • -लौल्यम् greediness.

    • -शल्यः the Khadira tree.

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  2. 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
  1. जिह्वाjihvā[gi-hvấ] f. [caller: √hve] tongue.

    [gi-hvấ] feminine; also equal for [caller: √hve] tongue.

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  2. 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
  1. जिह्वाjihvāf. (= जुह्/ऊ) id. RV. AV. &c. (ifc. f(आ). MBh. iii, 16137 Hcat.)
    1. feminine (Equivalent to जुह्/ऊ) the same fg-veda AV. etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ). MBh. iii, 16137 Hcat.)
    2. feminine see that the rest of a word is to be suppliedह्व्/अ .
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  2. अग्निजिह्वाagnijihvāf. tongue or flame of fire AV. Mun2d2Up.

    feminine tongue or flame of fire AV. Mun2d2Up.

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  3. अनडुज्जिह्वाanaḍujjihvāf. the plant Gojihva1 गोजिह्वा, Elephantopus Scaber .

    feminine the plant Gojihva1 गोजिह्वा, Elephantopus Scaber .

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  4. अलिजिह्वाalijihvāf. the uvula or soft palate L.

    feminine the uvula or soft palate Lexicographers

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  5. 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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  6. कुकुरजिह्वाkukurajihvāf. a species of fish (Acheiris Kookur Zibha) L.
    1. feminine a species of fish (Acheiris Kookur Zibha) Lexicographers
    2. feminine the plant Leea staphylea Lexicographers
    3. feminine the plant Ixora undulata Lexicographers
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