Upajihve, Upa-jihve: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUpajihve (ಉಪಜಿಹ್ವೆ):—
1) [noun] a thin leaf-shaped flap of cartilage, situated immediately behind the root of the tongue, which covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing and prevents food from entering the windpipe. the epiglottis.
2) [noun] a disease of the epiglottis, marked by its swelling.
3) [noun] a kind of ant.
4) [noun] the slough of a snake not cast off.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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