चिरंजीव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चिरंजीव (ciraṃjīva), from चिरम् (ciram, “for a long time”) +‎ जीव (jīva, “living”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪ.ɾən.d͡ʒiːʋ/, [t͡ʃɪ.ɾɐ̃n.d͡ʒiːʋ]

Adjective

चिरंजीव • (cirañjīv) (indeclinable)

  1. long-lived
    Synonym: दीर्घजीवी (dīrghajīvī)

References

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