gīvā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • गीवा (Devanagari script)
  • গীৰা (Bengali script)
  • ගීවා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဂီဝါ or ဂဳဝါ or ၷီဝႃ (Burmese script)
  • คีวา (Thai script)
  • ᨣᩦᩅᩤ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຄີວາ (Lao script)
  • គីវា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄉𑄩𑅇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *griHwáH
    Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā)
    Pali gīvā

    Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā).

    Noun

    gīvā f

    1. (anatomy) neck

    Declension

    Declension table of "gīvā" (feminine)
    Case \ NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)gīvāgīvāyo or gīvā
    Accusative (second)gīvaṃgīvāyo or gīvā
    Instrumental (third)gīvāyagīvāhi or gīvābhi
    Dative (fourth)gīvāyagīvānaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)gīvāyagīvāhi or gīvābhi
    Genitive (sixth)gīvāyagīvānaṃ
    Locative (seventh)gīvāya or gīvāyaṃgīvāsu
    Vocative (calling)gīvegīvāyo or gīvā

    References

    • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gīvā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 252
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grīvā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 235
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