Viva, Vi-va: 4 definitions
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Viva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViva (विव).—a. riding on a bird; Śiśupālavadha 19.86.
Viva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and va (व).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVivā (विवा).—plait, twist, weave.
Vivā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and vā (वा).
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Vivā (विवा).—blow asunder or through.
Vivā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and vā (वा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viva (विव):—[=vi-va] [from vi] mfn. (said to be [from] √vā, vāti = gacchati) riding on a bird, [Śiśupāla-vadha xix, 86.]
2) Vivā (विवा):—[=vi-√vā] [Parasmaipada] -vāti, to blow on all sides or in every direction, blow through, blow, [Ṛg-veda]; etc.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVivā (விவா) noun cf. vibhā. Greatness; பெருமை. (அரு. நி.) [perumai. (aru. ni.)]
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Vivā (விவா) noun cf. vibhāvarī. Night; இரவு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [iravu. (agarathi nigandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+18): Vivac, Vivacaka, Vivacana, Vivacas, Vivacasa, Vivacca, Vivaccasa, Vivacya, Vivada, Vivada Sutta, Vivadabhangarnava, Vivadabhiru, Vivadacandra, Vivadacandrika, Vivadacintamani, Vivadadhyasita, Vivadaka, Vivadakalpataru, Vivadakaumudi, Vivadamana.
Full-text (+83): Vivas, Vivah, Vivaha, Vivasita, Vivasana, Siempre viva, Vyucchat, Maukhiki, Ekala-vivaha, Svajatiya-vivaha, Avaidha-vivaha, Laukika-vivaha, Ekal-vivaah, Swajaateey-vivaah, Vidhuravivaha, Anamela-vivaha, Pratiloma-vivaha, Rakshasi-vivaha, Avaidh-vivaah, Rakshasi-vivaah.
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