As a deity name
Name 330 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 879 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the tongue or tongues of Agni i.e. various forms of flame (3 are named, generally 7; [kālī, karālī, mano-javā, su-lohitā, su-dhūmra-varṇā, sphuliṅginī, viśvarūpī]; cf. sapta-jihva…
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jihvāyai" is the dative of "jihvā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "jihvāyai" is the dative of "jihva" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
jihvā (ā), f. (= juhū) id., RV.; AV. &c. (ifc. f(ā). , MBh. iii, 16137; Hcat.)
the tongue or tongues of Agni i.e. various forms of flame (3 are named, RV. iii, 20, 2; generally 7 VS. xvii, 79; MuṇḍUp. i, 2, 4 [kālī, karālī, mano-javā, su-lohitā, su-dhūmra-varṇā, sphuliṅginī, viśvarūpī] Hemac.; cf. sapta-jihva; also identified with the 7 winds pra-, ā-, ud-, saṃ-, vi-, pari-, and ni-vaha)
jihva mfn. (said of Agni), MaitrS. i, 3, 35 (for yahva of Padap. & RV. iii, 2, 9)
jihva m. the tongue, Hariv. 6325 f.
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