Шива

Russian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शिव (śiva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂɨvə]

Proper noun

Ши́ва • (Šívam anim (genitive Ши́вы)

  1. (religion, Hinduism) Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, time, dance, and eternity.

Declension

Derived terms

Close related:

  • сивапи́тек m anim (sivapítek)

Related via Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-: