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Deva

Dev

, or

De′va

([GREEK])
,
Noun.
[Skr.
d[GREEK]va
. Cf.
Deity
.]
(Hind. Myth.)
A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king.

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Deva

Deva

See also: deva, devā, devă, and děva

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Deva f (Cyrillic spelling Дева)

  1. Virgo
  2. Virgin Mary; Our Lady

Synonyms

deva

deva

See also: Deva, devā, devă, and děva

English

Noun

deva (plural devas)

  1. A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.

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Latvian

Noun

deva f (4th declension)

  1. portion
  2. ration
  3. dose
  4. dosage
  5. helping

Declension

Verb

deva

  1. 3rd person singular past indicative form of dot
  2. 3rd person plural past indicative form of dot

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

deva m

  1. god
  2. angel

Declension


Portuguese

Verb

deva

  1. First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of dever
  2. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of dever
  3. First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of dever
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of dever
  5. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of dever
  6. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of dever

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish دوه (deve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /děːʋa/
  • Hyphenation: de‧va

Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling де́ва)

  1. camel (mammal)
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (to suck, suckle).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /děːʋa/
  • Hyphenation: de‧va

Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling де́ва)

  1. (poetically) A maiden
Declension
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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (to suck, suckle).

Noun

deva f (genitive singular devy, nominative plural devy, declension pattern of žena)

  1. (poetic) maiden, lass

Declension

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *děva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdéːʋa/
  • Tonal orthography: dẹ̑va

Noun

déva f (genitive déve, nominative plural déve)

  1. maiden
  2. virgin

Declension