जिह्वjihvaThe tongue.
The tongue.
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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionaryअजिह्वajihvaA frog (which is supposed to have been deprived of its tongue by the curse of Agni whom frogs had offended.)
[न. ब.]
A frog (which is supposed to have been deprived of its tongue by the curse of Agni whom frogs had offended.)
Source: ApteApte entryअधिजिह्वadhijihvaA 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
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-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 Dictionaryजिह्वjihvamfn. (said of Agni अग्नि) MaitrS. i, 3, 35 (for यह्व्/अ of Padap. and RV. iii, 2, 9)
- masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (said of Agni अग्नि) MaitrS. i, 3, 35 (for यह्व्/अ of Padap. and fg-veda iii, 2, 9)
- masculine gender the tongue Hariv. 6325 feminine
- masculine gender the tongue or tongues of Agni अग्नि id est various forms of flame (3 are named fg-veda iii, 20, 2; generally 7 VS. xvii, 79 Mun2d2Up. i, 2, 4 [काली, कराली, मनो-जवा, सु-लोहिता, सु-धूम्र-वर्णा, स्फुलिङ्गिनी, विश्वरूपी] Hemac.; confer, compare सप्त्/अ-जिह्व; also identified with the 7 winds प्र-, आ-, उद्-, सं-, वि-, परि-, and नि-वह)
- masculine gender the tongue of a balance Hcat. i, 5, 163
- masculine gender speech (Naigh. i, 11) fg-veda iii, 57, 5
- masculine gender the root of Tabernaemontana coronaria Lexicographers
- masculine gender confer, compare द्व्/इ-, म्/अधु-, सु-
- masculine gender अग्नि-जिह्व्/अ etc.; ([confer, compare Latin lingua; Gothic tuggo1 .])
Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the wordअग्निजिह्वagnijihvamfn. "having Agni अग्नि for tongue", consuming the sacrifice through Agni अग्नि RV.
- masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "having Agni अग्नि for tongue", consuming the sacrifice through Agni अग्नि fg-veda
- masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the plant Methonica Superba (La1n3gali1 लाङ्गली).
Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the wordअग्निजिह्वाagnijihvāf. tongue or flame of fire AV. Mun2d2Up.
feminine tongue or flame of fire AV. Mun2d2Up.
Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the wordअग्रजिह्वagrajihvan. tip of the tongue VS.
neuter gender tip of the tongue VS.
Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the wordअजिह्वajihvamfn. tongueless
- masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective tongueless
- masculine gender a frog Lexicographers
Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the wordअजिह्वकajihvakaf. 79497
feminine 79497
Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the wordअधिजिह्वadhijihvam. a peculiar swelling of the tongue or epiglottis Sus3r.
masculine gender a peculiar swelling of the tongue or epiglottis Sus3r.
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