jīva

See also: jiva and jíva

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जीव (jīvá).

Adjective

jīva

  1. living

Declension

Noun

jīva m or n

  1. life

Declension

When masculine, the nominative, vocative and accusative are instead:

Descendants

  • Burmese: ဇီဝ (jiwa.)
  • Khmer: ជីព (ciip), ជីវៈ (ciivĕəʼ)
  • Lao: ຊີບ (sīp)
  • Thai: ชีพ (chîip)

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 171.

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