शिव

Hindi

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Hinduism) Shiva the destroying and reproducing deity, third god of the Hindu trinity

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिव (the auspicious one, Shiva, etc, auspicious, propitious, gracious, benevolent).

Origin

Sanskrit

शिव

Gloss

the auspicious one, Shiva, etc, auspicious, propitious, gracious, benevolent

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