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Definitions and meaning of deva

deva

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit देव (deva, “deity, god”). Doublet of daeva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪvə/
• Rhymes: -eɪvə

Noun

deva (plural devas)

1. A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.

   Coordinate term: devi

Derived terms

Related terms

Anagrams

• Dave, E.D. Va., Veda, dave, vade

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (deva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.vaː/
• Hyphenation: de‧va
• Rhymes: -eːvaː

Noun

deva m (plural deva's or devas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) deva, a Hindu or Buddhist deity

Related terms

Galician

Verb

deva

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of dever:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Alternative forms

• deggia (archaic or poetic)
• debbia (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.va/, /ˈde.va/
• Rhymes: -ɛva, -eva
• Hyphenation: dè‧va, dé‧va

Verb

deva

1. (rare) alternative form of debba, first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive of dovere

References

Anagrams

• veda

Latvian

Noun

deva f (4th declension)

1. portion
2. ration
3. dose
4. dosage
5. helping

Declension

Verb

deva

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of dot

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देव (devá, “deity, god”).

Noun

deva m (feminine devī)

1. god, deity, angel
2. the sky, heaven
3. a rain cloud
4. a king

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဒေဝ (dewa.)
• → Khmer: ទេវ (teivĕəʼ)
• → Northern Thai: ᨴᩮ᩠ᨻ, ᨴᩮᩅ
• → Thai: เทพ (têep)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “deva”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Portuguese

Verb

deva

1. inflection of dever:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دوه (deve).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /děːʋa/

• Hyphenation: de‧va

Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling де́ва)

1. camel (mammal)

   Synonym: kàmila

Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to suck, suckle”).

Alternative forms

• djéva (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /děːʋa/
• Hyphenation: de‧va

Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling де́ва)

1. (poetic) maiden

Declension

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Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to suck, suckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟeva]

Noun

deva f

1. (poetic) maiden, lass

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “deva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dě̀va. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian djéva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /déːʋa/
• Rhymes: -éːʋa
• Hyphenation: de‧va

Noun

dẹ̑va f

1. (obsolete) girl (an adult young woman who is not yet married)

   Synonym: deklȅ

Declension

Further reading

• “deva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “deva”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeba/ [ˈd̪e.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -eba
• Syllabification: de‧va

Verb

deva

1. inflection of dever:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• dewe

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish deve.

Noun

deva

1. camel

Source: wiktionary.org