जिह्म
Sanskrit
Etymology
Cognate to Ancient Greek δοχμός (dokhmós, “aslant, oblique”).
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑíɦ.mɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʑiɦ.mɐ/
Adjective
जिह्म • (jihmá)
- oblique, transverse. athwart cf. RV. if. cf. TS. ii cf. ŚBr. v
- squinting ( as the eye ), i, 5 cf. Suśr. cf. VarBṛS. etc.
- with √ i [ cf. ŚBr. iii, v cf. AitBr. v, 9 ], gam, nir- ṛch [ cf. AV. xii, 4, 53 ], 1. as [ cf. ŚBr. xi ], to go irregularly, turn off from the right way, miss the aim ( abl. )
- crooked, tortuous, curved, morally crooked, deceitful, false, dishonest
- slow, lazy cf. Naish. ii, 102
- dim, dulled
- n. falsehood, dishonesty