जिह्म

Cognate to Ancient Greek δοχμός (dokhmós, “aslant, oblique”).

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• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑíɦ.mɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑiɦ.mɐ/

जिह्म • (jihmá)

1. oblique, transverse. athwart cf. RV. if. cf. TS. ii cf. ŚBr. v
2. squinting ( as the eye ), i, 5 cf. Suśr. cf. VarBṛS. etc.
3. with √ i [ cf. ŚBr. iii, v cf. AitBr. v, 9 ], gam, nir- ṛch [ cf. AV. xii, 4, 53 ], 1. as [ cf. ŚBr. xi ], to go irregularly, turn off from the right way, miss the aim ( abl. )
4. crooked, tortuous, curved, morally crooked, deceitful, false, dishonest
5. slow, lazy cf. Naish. ii, 102
6. dim, dulled
7. n. falsehood, dishonesty