jiva

English

noun
Definitions
  • (Jainism) All living beings; the essence or soul of such beings.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जीव (life, existence, living, chord, soul, sine, existing, alive, etc, long live).

Origin

Sanskrit

जीव

Gloss

life, existence, living, chord, soul, sine, existing, alive, etc, long live

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

生

Emoji
🧬

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