ઋક્ષજિહ્વ
Gujarati
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋक्षजिह्व (ṛkṣajihva), compound of ऋक्ष (ṛ́kṣa, “bear”) + जिह्व (jihva, “tongue”).
Noun
ઋક્ષજિહ્વ • (rukṣajihva) n
- A kind of leprosy whose texture is very reminiscent of a bear's tongue. It is characterized by sores that are red at the rim, yellow and black on the inside, and very painful to the touch.
See also
- કોઢ (koḍh)
- (Types of Leprosy Listed in Indian Literature):
- મહાકોઢ (mahākoḍh, “incurable kinds”): કાપાલ (kāpāl), ઉદુંબર (udumbar), મંડલ (maṇḍal), સિધ્મ (sidhma), કાકણ (kākaṇ), પુંડરીક (puṇḍrīk), ઋક્ષજિહ્વ (rukṣajihva)
- ક્ષુદ્રકોઢ (kṣudrakoḍh, “curable kinds”): એકકુષ્ઠ (ekakuṣṭh), ગજચર્મ (gajcarma), ચર્મદલ (carmadal), વિચર્ચિકા (vicarcikā), વિપાદિકા (vipādikā), પામા (pāmā), કચ્છૂ (kacchū), દદ્રુ (dadru), વિસ્ફોટ (visphoṭ), કિટિમ (kiṭim), અલસક (alasak)