zenziva

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • (Western orthographies) gengiva, gingiva
  • (Eastern orthographies) zinzìa, zenzìa

Etymology

From Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒenˈʒiːva/
    • (Western) IPA(key): [dʒenˈdʒiː(v)ɑ], [dʒinˈdʒiː(v)ɑ], [ʒanˈʒiː(v)ɑ], [ʒinˈʒiː(v)ɑ]
    • (Eastern) IPA(key): [zenˈziɑ], [zinˈziɑ], [zanˈziɑ]

Noun

zenziva f (plural zenzive)

  1. (anatomy) gum (flesh around teeth)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.