Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] ‎(uzvān), from Proto-Iranian *hiźu̯ā- (compare Kurdish ziman, Pashto ژبه ‎(žəba), Avestan 𐬵𐬍𐬰𐬏𐬁 ‎(hizvā)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Sanskrit जिह्वा ‎(jihvā), Hindi जीभ ‎(jībh)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Old Prussian insuwis, Russian язы́к ‎(jazýk), French langue, English tongue).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zæˈbɔːn/