জিভ

জিভ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā), from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Cognate with Assamese জিভা (zibha), Oriya ଜିଭ (jibhô), Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Hindi जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Sinhalese දිව (diwa), Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁‎ (hizuuā), Kamkata-viri dić, Persian زبان‎ (zabân), Old Armenian լեզու (lezu), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō), Latin lingua), Old Church Slavonic ѩзꙑкъ (językŭ), Old Prussian insuwis, English tongue.

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Noun

জিভ • (jibh)

1. (anatomy) tongue

Synonyms

• জবান (zôban)
• জিব (jib)
• জিহ্বা (jihba)