ยิหวา

Thai

pron
Definitions
  • (elegant) life; life energy; life essence; soul; spirit.
  • (elegant) heart.
  • (idiom) dear one; dearly loved one; cherished one; precious one.

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese jiwa (soul, state of mind) derived 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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