Siwa

See also: siwa

Translingual

Etymology

  • (asteroid): From Latin Siwa, from Slavic Šiwa (Živa, Ziva, Zhiva). Named after the Slavic goddess of fertility

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. an asteroid in Main Asteroid Belt, Solar System; the 140th asteroid registered
    Synonyms: 140 Siwa, 140, (140) Siwa, 140 (Siwa)

English

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَاحَة سِيوَة (wāḥat sīwa).

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. An oasis in Egypt.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin Siwa, from Slavic Šiwa (Živa, Ziva, Zhiva).

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. (Slavic mythology) The Slavic goddess of fertility.
Alternative forms
  • (goddess): Ziva, Zhiva

Etymology 3

From Nepali सिवा (siwā).

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. A market village in Phidim, Panchthar district, Mechi, Eastern Nepal, Nepal.

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Siwa (countable and uncountable, plural Siwas)

  1. (countable) A surname.

Anagrams

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese Śiwa, from Sanskrit शिव (śiva). Doublet of siwa.

Proper noun

Siwa (Balinese script ᬰᬶᬯ)

  1. (Hinduism) The Hindu deity Shiva

Further reading

  • Siwa” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsi.wa]
  • Hyphenation: Si‧wa

Proper noun

Siwa

  1. (Hinduism) alternative spelling of Syiwa (Shiva)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi.va/
  • Rhymes: -iva
  • Syllabification: Si‧wa
  • Homophones: siwa, Śiwa

Proper noun

Siwa m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Siwa f

  1. a female surname

Declension

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Further reading

  • Siwa”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022