Dhuva: 6 definitions
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Dhuva means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarydhuva : (adj.) stable; permanent; regular; constant.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDhuva, (adj.) (Sk. dhruva, cp. Lith. drúta firm; Goth. triggws=Ohg. triuwi (Ger. treue, trost); Ags. tréowe= E. true, of Idg. *dheru, enlarged form of *dher, see dharati) stable, constant, permanent; fixed, regular, certain, sure D.I, 18; S.I, 142; IV, 370; A.II, 33; J.I, 19; V, 121 (°sassataṃ maraṇaṃ); III, 325; Bu II.82; Miln.114 (na tā nadiyo dh-salilā). 334 (°phala); Vism.77; DA.I, 112 (maraṇaṃ apassanto dh.), 150 (=thāvara); DhA.III, 170 (adhuvaṃ jīvitaṃ dhuvaṃ maraṇaṃ); ThA.241; Sdhp.331.—nt. permanence, stability M.I, 326; Dh.147. Also Ep. of Nibbāna (see °gāmin).—nt. as adv. dhuvaṃ continuously, constantly, always J.II, 24=Miln.172; PvA.207; certainly J.I, 18, V.103.—adhuva (addhuva) changing, unstable, impermanent D.I, 19 (anicca a. appāyuka); M.I, 326; S.IV, 302; J.I, 393; III, 19 (addhuva-sīla); VvA.77.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydhuvā (धुवा).—a ind (dhuṇēṃ) Washed and cleaned; as dhuvā- rēśīma-sūta-dāḷa-tāndūḷa-sākhara.
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dhūva (धूव).—f (By metathesis from vadhū S) A daughter. Pr. bōlē sunē āṇi lāgē dhuvē.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdhuvā (धुवा).—a Washed and cleaned; as dhuvā-rēśīma- sūta-dāḷa-tāndūḷa-sākhara.
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dhūva (धूव).—f A daughter. Pr. bōlē sunē āṇi lāgē dhuvē.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Dhuva (धुव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dhāv.
2) Dhuva (धुव) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhū.
3) Dhuva (धुव) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhruva.
4) Dhūva (धूव) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhūpa.
5) Dhūva (धूव) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhūpa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDhuvā (धुवा):—adj. cleansed; washed; n. (in prosody) refrain;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+18): Dhuva Sutta, Dhuvabhatta, Dhuvacola, Dhuvadaha, Dhuvadana, Dhuvadhamma, Dhuvagami, Dhuvagamin, Dhuvakala, Dhuvakara, Dhuvakila, Dhuvakin, Dhuvakunapa, Dhuvalohita, Dhuvam, Dhuvamaggatthana, Dhuvanahana, Dhuvanava, Dhuvanhana, Dhuvanimitta.
Full-text (+51): Dhava, Adhuta, Dhuvalohita, Addhuva, Dhuvatthaniya, Dhuvadhamma, Dhuvabhatta, Dhuvayagu, Dhuvasara, Dhuvadaha, Nivitthadhuvasannipatatthana, Dhuvakunapa, Dhuvasanna, Dhuvanahana, Guladhava-Dha-Dhiva-Dhuva, Dhuvamaggatthana, Dhuvadana, Dhuvavattadassana, Dhuvaphala, Dhuvakara.
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