ćhib
Romani
Alternative forms
- čhib (Pan-Vlax)
- shib, छीब
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā), from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā, “tongue”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā), Persian زوان (zavân)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Compare Hindi जीभ (jībh, “tongue”) and Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh, “tongue”).
Noun
ćhib f (plural ćhibǎ or ćhiba)
- (International Standard) tongue
- (International Standard) language
Derived terms
- rromani ćhib
References
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “ćhib”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 135