Tongue in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Tongue” in Hindi is जीभ, pronounced jeebh — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰiǵʰwHeh₂?
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH
Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā)
Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)
Hindi जीभ
Inherited from Prakrit जिब्भा (jibbhā) , from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́). Cognate with Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Saurashtra ꢙꢷꢨ꣄ (jīb), Odia ଜିଭ (jibha), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa) and more distantly with English tongue. Doublet of जिह्वा (jihvā) and ज़बान (zabān), a tatsama and a Persian borrowing.
Quick facts about “Tongue”
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Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰiǵʰwHeh₂?
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH
Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā)
Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā)
Hindi जीभ
Inherited from Prakrit जिब्भा (jibbhā) , from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́). Cognate with Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Saurashtra ꢙꢷꢨ꣄ (jīb), Odia ଜିଭ (jibha), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa) and more distantly with English tongue. Doublet of जिह्वा (jihvā) and ज़बान (zabān), a tatsama and a Persian borrowing.
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