Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.
Results for जिह्व
2 dictionaries · exact headword
Apte Dictionary
V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
जिह्वjihvaThe tongue.
The tongue.
Source: Apte
Monier-Williams
Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
जिह्वjihvamfn. (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 अग्निid 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, compareसप्त्/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