aDijihvaH [ aDikA jihvA yasya ] A serpent (who has a forked tongue). This arose from the attempt of the serpents to lick the nectar placed on a bed of Kuśa grass, the sharp points of which pricked the tongue and split it into two. — hvA — jihvikA [ aDirUQA jihvA, svArTe kan ] 1 The uvula. 2 A sort of swelling of the tongue or epiglottis.