čhib
See also: chib
Romani
Alternative forms
- shib, छीब
Etymology
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 (jīb, “tongue”).
Noun
čhib f
- tongue
- language
Derived terms
- romani čhib f (“Romani language”)