zabān fc (a) tongue = जीभ q. v. (b) language = भाषा q. v. [some usages and idioms with ~ are more popular] △ किसी की ~ काटना to interrupt some one's speech; ~ का मीठा honey-tongued; ~ को लगाम देना to hold one's tongue; ~ खोलना to speak out; उसकी ~ चलती है he speaks glibly, he goes on talking; ~ चलाना to talk much, to wag one's tongue; ~ देना to give one's word, to promise; ~ पर (मैं) ताला लगना to become speechless; ~ पर चढ़ना to come frequently to the tongue; ~ पर लाना to mention; ~ पलटना to go back on one's word; ~ बंद होना to be tongue- tied; (की) ~ बंद करना to silence, to render speechless; ~ सँभालो hold your tongue; ~ से निकालना to utter; ~ हारना to commit oneself, to give one's word; ~ हिलाना to speak out. [These usages with जीभ have only literary meaning, not idiomatic]
