Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा ‎(jihvā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬍𐬰𐬏𐬁 (hizvā), Persian زوان ‎(zavân)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A/B käntu/kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język 'language, people', Armenian լեզու ‎(lezu), and Old English tunge).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʒiːbʱ]