जिह्वा

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (compare Kamkata-viri dić, Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā), Persian زبان (zabân)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (whence Old Armenian լեզու (lezu), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō), Latin lingua, Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑкъ (językŭ), Old Prussian insuwis, English tongue).

Pronunciation

Noun

जिह्वा • (jihvā́) stem, f

  1. tongue

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of जिह्वा (jihvā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जिह्वा
jihvā́		 जिह्वे
jihvé		 जिह्वाः
jihvā́ḥ
Vocative जिह्वे
jíhve		 जिह्वे
jíhve		 जिह्वाः
jíhvāḥ
Accusative जिह्वाम्
jihvā́m		 जिह्वे
jihvé		 जिह्वाः
jihvā́ḥ
Instrumental जिह्वया / जिह्वा¹
jihváyā / jihvā́¹		 जिह्वाभ्याम्
jihvā́bhyām		 जिह्वाभिः
jihvā́bhiḥ
Dative जिह्वायै
jihvā́yai		 जिह्वाभ्याम्
jihvā́bhyām		 जिह्वाभ्यः
jihvā́bhyaḥ
Ablative जिह्वायाः / जिह्वायै²
jihvā́yāḥ / jihvā́yai²		 जिह्वाभ्याम्
jihvā́bhyām		 जिह्वाभ्यः
jihvā́bhyaḥ
Genitive जिह्वायाः / जिह्वायै²
jihvā́yāḥ / jihvā́yai²		 जिह्वयोः
jihváyoḥ		 जिह्वानाम्
jihvā́nām
Locative जिह्वायाम्
jihvā́yām		 जिह्वयोः
jihváyoḥ		 जिह्वासु
jihvā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Borrowed terms
  • → Telugu: జిహ్వ (jihva)
  • → Tulu: ಜಿಹ್ವೆ (jihve)

Descendants

See also
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