gingiva
Meaning
gum (in which the teeth are set)
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɡɪŋˈɡiː.wa]
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (compare English chew, Tocharian B śuwaṃ (“eat”), Polish żuję (“I chew”), Persian جویدن (javidan), Pashto ژول (žovạl, “to bite, gnaw”)).
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