उपजिह्वा

{ upajihvā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-जिह्वा  f.  f. the epiglottis, [Yājñ. iii, 97]

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an abscess on the under side of the tongue, [Suśr.]
a kind of ant, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपजिह्वा [upajihvā] ह्विका [hvikā]   ह्विका 1 The uvula or soft palate; epiglottis; [Y.3.97.]
Enlargement of the under side of the tongue.
A kind of ant; यदत्त्युपजिह्विका यद्वम्रो अतिसर्पति । सर्वं तदस्तु ते घृतम् [Rv.8.12.21.]

Shabda-Sagara

उपजिह्वा  f.  ( -ह्वा)
1. A kind of insect.
2. The uvula or soft palate.
3. En- largement of the tongue.
E. उप privation or similitude, and जिह्वा the tongue.

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