Piva, Pivā, Pīva, Pīvā: 10 definitions
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Piva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypivā (पिवा).—a (pīvā S) Fat, fleshy, plump, robust.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPīva (पीव).—a. Fat, corpulent.
See also (synonyms): pīvara, pīvasa.
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Pīvā (पीवा).—Water.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPiva (पिव).—mfn.
(-va-vā-vaṃ) Who or what drinks. E. pā to drink, ac aff.
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Pīvā (पीवा).—f.
(-vā) Water. E. pī to drink, van Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPīva (पीव).—(only [nominative] pīvān) [adjective] fat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pīva (पीव):—[from pīna] 1. pīva mfn. fat, [Ṛg-veda; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
2) Pīvā (पीवा):—[from pīva > pīna] f. water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Pīva (पीव):—[from pīna] 2. pīva [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] vati, to be fat or corpulent, [Dhātupāṭha xv, 55.]
4) [v.s. ...] 3. pīva in [compound]= pīvas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Piva (पिव):—[(vaḥ-vā-vaṃ) a.] Drinking. m. Drink.
2) Pīvā (पीवा):—(vā) 1. f. Water.
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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 corpusPīva (ಪೀವ):—[noun] the quality or fact of being fat, corpulent, bulky.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPivā (पिवा):—n. bamboo pipe for sucking Nepali local liquor (made from fermented rice);
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+51): Piva pullu, Pivadi, Pivadvat, Pivahsphaka, Pivala, Pivala Abhraka, Pivala Dhotara, Pivala Jondhala, Pivala kunchan, Pivala-abhraka, Pivala-bhangra, Pivala-cataka, Pivala-dhamaka, Pivala-dhatura, Pivala-dhotra, Pivala-gangotra, Pivala-jarada, Pivala-kanher, Pivala-lajalu, Pivala-rasarashita.
Ends with: Kopiva, Mapiva, Ppiva, Tripiva, Wildekopiva.
Full-text (+8): Pivas, Pibas, Sphaka, Picca, Pivasa, Pivopavasana, Pivadvat, Piva pullu, Pivo, Pivasphaka, Pivasvant, Pivahsphaka, Pivoashva, Supivas, Pivoanna, Tripiva, Abhogi, Vakshas, Piv, Dhammapiti.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.174 < [Section XXIII - The Twelve Kinds of Sons defined]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gatis according to Theater < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.5: Third Soma pressing (tṛtīya-savana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 3.17 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]