Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. (= jihv/ā, huc) a tongue (esp. of Agni agni; 7 are named RV. i, 58, 7), flame RV. 424,1 80054 f. personified as wife of Brahma1 brahmā and goddess of speech (author of RV. x, 109;) RAnukr. 424,1 80055 f. (fr. hu Pa1n2. 3-2, 178 Va1rtt. 3 Un2. &c) a curved wooden ladle (for pouring sacrificial butter into fire) RV.; AV. &c 424,1 80056 f. that part of the frame enshrining the universal spirit which faces the east...