शीव

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi शीव (śīva), सीव (sīva), from Sanskrit सीमन् (sīman).

Noun

शीव • (śīvf

  1. boundary, limit, border

Proper noun

शीव • (śīvf

  1. Sion, Mumbai (an area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) (the historical northern boundary of Mumbai)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: Sião
    • English: Sion
      • Hindi: सायन (sāyan)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शीव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शीव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “शीव”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sīmán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press