Shiva

Portuguese

/ˈʃi.vɐ/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Hindu god) Shiva god of destruction and transformation

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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