Xiva

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिव (śiva).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈʃi.βə]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈʃi.və]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃi.va]

Proper noun

Xiva m

Shiva

Derived terms

xivaisme

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Shiva (unadapted form)
Chiva (proscribed)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिव (śiva).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.va/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.bɐ/ [ˈʃi.βɐ]

Hyphenation: Xi‧va

Proper noun

Xiva m

(Hinduism) Shiva (god of destruction and transformation)