Jivhali, Jivhāḷī, Jivhālī: 2 definitions

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Jivhali means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jivhāḷī (जिव्हाळी).—f (jīva Life, ālaya House, place.) Any quick and highly sensible flesh or place, or a mortal part (as under the nails, horns &c. or behind the ear): also the living flesh, the quick. v lāva, lāga. 2 (jivhā Tongue.) The mouth-piece of a bugle or other horn. 3 A valve. 4 The sounding thread of a vīṇā &c. See jivhāḷā Sig. V. jivhāḷīṃ or jivhāḷīlā lāvaṇēṃ or lāgaṇēṃ To touch to the quick, lit. fig.

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

jivhāḷī (जिव्हाळी).—f Any quick and highly sen- sible flesh, or a mortal part. jivhāḷī or jivhāḷīlā lāvaṇēṃ or lāgaṇēṃ To touch to the quick, lit. fig.

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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.

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