The Sanskrit term Niṣṭhīva can be transliterated into English as Nisthiva or Nishthiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niṣṭhīva (निष्ठीव).—Spitting out, spitting; Bhartṛhari 1.92.

Derivable forms: niṣṭhīvaḥ (निष्ठीवः), niṣṭhīvam (निष्ठीवम्).

See also (synonyms): niṣṭheva, niṣṭhīvana, niṣṭhevana, niṣṭhīvita.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Niṣṭhīva (निष्ठीव).—m. (= Sanskrit Lex. id.; Māhārāṣṭrī ṇiṭṭhīva), spittle: Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā, Lüders, Kl. Sanskrit Texte 2.44.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niṣṭhiva (निष्ठिव).—m.

(-vaḥ) Spitting; see niṣṭheva.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niṣṭhīva (निष्ठीव):—[=ni-ṣṭhīva] [from ni-ṣṭhiv] m. n. spitting, spitting out, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niṣṭhīva (निष्ठीव):—[ni-ṣṭhīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Spilling.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Niṣṭhīva (निष्ठीव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiṭṭhīva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishthiva in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niṣṭhīva (ನಿಷ್ಠೀವ):—[noun] the act of spitting (the saliva).

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shthiva, Ni.

Starts with: Nishthivaka, Nishthivana, Nishthivanasharava, Nishthivasharava.

Ends with: Kaphanishthiva, Sanishthiva.

Full-text: Nishtheva, Nishthevana, Nishthivana, Nishthyuti, Nitthiva, Nishthivita, Sanishthiva, Nishthivasharava.

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