Alternative spellings of this word include Jibh.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jībha (जीभ).—f (jivhā S) The tongue. Pr. ucalalī jībha āṇi lāvalī ṭāḷyāsa No sooner said than done. 2 fig. The tongue-form bit of skin exhibited by gullcatchers on the back or buttocks of the bull nandī. 3 See nakhācī jībha, ḍōḷyācī jībha, āgīcī jībha, sāmpācī jībha. 4 The jib-sail. jībha cāvalīśī karūna bōlaṇēṃ To speak with repressed utterance; to speak in an under tone. jībha jaḍa hōṇēṃ g. of s. To become thick of speech (inarticulate). jībha jhaḍaṇēṃ g. ofs. To undergo rotting of tongue (from lying &c.) jībha narakānta ghālaṇēṃ To prostitute or profane one's tongue (as by hollow promises, protestations, or professions). jībha pāghaḷaṇēṃ g. of s. (To have an oozing of the tongue.) To let slip out (a secret). jībha mōkaḷī sōḍaṇēṃ To let the tongue run loose (upon lawless speaking or eating). jībha mōḍaṇēṃ g. of s. (As if the tongue were broken.) To be struck speechless; to be dumfounded. jībha vaḷavaḷaṇēṃ g. of s. To begin to speak--a child. 2 To abuse or scold glibly. jībha viṭāḷaṇēṃ To pollute the tongue (as by false promises, or by unavailing intercession: also by merely tasting some good or some forbidden thing). jībha śindaḷa-nisaraḍī &c. The tongue is loose, foul, riotous &c., "an unruly member." jībha sōkaṇēṃ g. of s. To acquire a relish, or to lose a disrelish (for an article of food), by use. jibhēcē phuṭāṇē phuṭaṇēṃ To send forth flashes (cracks) of eloquence. ēkāca jibhē- nēṃ sākhara khāṇēṃ kiṃvā gū khāṇēṃ To consent and dissent with the same breath; to blow hot and cold; to bless and curse out of the same mouth. Jas. iii. 10. jibhēlā cimaṭā ghēṇēṃ To hold in one's tongue (from speaking or eating something strongly tempting); to bite one's tongue. jibhēsa or lā ḍāga dēṇēṃ To lay strong restraint upon the tongue; jibhēsa or lā aḍavā vēḍhā nasaṇēṃ To have a lawless tongue. jibhēcā lōḷa or -ḷā The tongue in a blaze or all on fire (as from eating hot-seasoned dishes). jibhēsa or lā ṭāñcā dēūna (kāṃhīṃ ēka) ṭhēvaṇēṃ To reserve, denying one's self, some dainty or nicety for another. jibhēsa hāḍa nasaṇēṃ g. of s. To have one's tongue utterly without restraint: i. e. to lie or to scold or abuse most lavishly. lāmba jībha karūna bōlaṇēṃ To speak freely and saucily (to a superior). For other phrases see under jivhā.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jībha (जीभ).—f The tongue; the jib-sail. jībha cāvalīśī karūna bōlaṇēṃ To speak with repressed utterance, to speak in an un- der tone. jībha jaḍa hōṇēṃ Become thick of speech. jībha jhaḍaṇēṃ Undergo rotting of tongue (from lying). jībha narakānta ghālaṇēṃ To prostitute or profane one's tongue (as by hollow promises). jībha pāghaḷaṇēṃ Let slip out (a secret). jībha mōkaḷī sōḍaṇēṃ To let the tongue run loose (upon lawless speaking or eating). jībha viṭāḷaṇēṃ To pollute the tongue (as by false promises or by unavailing intercession). jibhēcē phuṭāṇē phuṭaṇēṃ To send forth flashes (cracks) of eloquence. jibhēlā cimaṭā ghēṇēṃ To hold in one's ton- gue (from speaking or eating some- thing strongly tempting). jibhēlā ḍāga dēṇēṃ Lay strong restraint upon the ton- gue. jibhēsa hāḍa nasaṇēṃ Have one's ton- gue utterly without restraint; i. e. to lie or scold or abuse most lavishly. lāmba jībha karūna bōlaṇēṃ To speak freely and saucily (to a superior).

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Jībha (जीभ) [Also spelled jibh]:—(nf) tongue, lingua; —[aiṃṭha jānā] the tongue to be twisted; to be on the verge of death; —[kā kaḍuā mana kā ujalā] one’s bark to be worse than one’s bite; —[kā caṭakhāre lenā] to have an inkling for dainties; —[kāṭanā] see [jabāna kāṭanā; —ke tale jībha honā] to be double-tongued; —[khīṃca lenā] see —[nikālanā; —calanā] to talk too much, to be gabby; to talk grandly or largely; —[nikālanā] lit. to pull out the tongue—to inflict heavy punishment; to quieten for ever; —[hilānā] to speak out; —[para sarasvatī basanā/virājanā/honā; —para sarasvatī kā vāsa honā] to have the gift of the gab, to make utterances that eventually prove true.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Jibhai, Jibhali, Jibhashindala.

Ends with: Agici Jibha, Dolyaci Jibha, Dolyaci-jibha, Ghodyaci Jibha, Gojibha, Nakhaci Jibha, Nakhaci-jibha, Padajibha, Potajibha, Sapaci Jibha, Vajibha.

Full-text (+8): Padajibha, Jibhi, Ghodyaci Jibha, Agici Jibha, Sapaci Jibha, Dolyaci Jibha, Dolyaci-jibha, Nakhaci Jibha, Kalajibhya, Nakhaci-jibha, Ucalali-jibha-lavali-talyala, Latpatana, Latapatana, Jibhali, Talu, Khebada, Jibh, Naraka, Jibhai, Sarpina.

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