زؠو

زؠو

Kashmiri

Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zʲaw/

Noun

زؠو • (zyav) f (Devanagari ज़्यव)

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. language

   Synonym: زَبان‎ (zabān)

References

• Elmslie, William Jackson (1872) A Vocabulary of the Kashmírí Language‎, London: Church Missionary House, page 262
• S. K. Toshakhani; Mohiuddin Hajni; Prithvi Nath Pushp; Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif; Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 4‎ (in Kashmiri), Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 56