ઋક્ષજિહ્વ

Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋक्षजिह्व (ṛkṣajihva), compound of ऋक्ष (ṛ́kṣa, “bear”) +‎ जिह्व (jihva, “tongue”).

Noun

ઋક્ષજિહ્વ • (rukṣajihva) n

  1. A kind of leprosy whose texture is very reminiscent of a bear's tongue. It is characterized by sores that are red at the rim, yellow and black on the inside, and very painful to the touch.

See also
  • કોઢ (koḍh)
  • (Types of Leprosy Listed in Indian Literature):
    • મહાકોઢ (mahākoḍh, “incurable kinds”): કાપાલ (kāpāl), ઉદુંબર (udumbar), મંડલ (maṇḍal), સિધ્મ (sidhma), કાકણ (kākaṇ), પુંડરીક (puṇḍrīk), ઋક્ષજિહ્વ (rukṣajihva)
    • ક્ષુદ્રકોઢ (kṣudrakoḍh, “curable kinds”): એકકુષ્ઠ (ekakuṣṭh), ગજચર્મ (gajcarma), ચર્મદલ (carmadal), વિચર્ચિકા (vicarcikā), વિપાદિકા (vipādikā), પામા (pāmā), કચ્છૂ (kacchū), દદ્રુ (dadru), વિસ્ફોટ (visphoṭ), કિટિમ (kiṭim), અલસક (alasak)
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