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jivhagge

jivhagga

nt acc pl of jivhagga (noun); nt loc sg of jivhagga (noun)

1. tip of the tongue

Built from

• jivhā — root · tongue
  From IE *dnghu-, the body part; cognate with Latin lingua, English tongue, Sanskrit jihvā.
• agga — root · tip, point, end
  From IE *ak- 'sharp, pointed'; cognate with Sanskrit agra 'edge', Greek akron 'peak', English acute. Represents the concrete sharp end.

Analysis. jivhā (tongue) + agga (tip, point, end) — 'the tip of the tongue'; the final -a of jivhā drops before agga in composition.

Etymology. jivhā from Indo-European *dnghu- (tongue, related to English tongue, Latin lingua, Sanskrit jihvā); agga from Indo-European *ak- (sharp point, edge, related to Sanskrit agra, Greek akron 'peak', English acute).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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