Hindi

Noun

जीव • ‎(jīv) m

1. life
2. the soul; lifeforce
3. a living creature

Derived terms

• जीव-विज्ञान ‎(jīv-vijñān, “biology”), जीव-वैज्ञानिक ‎(jīv-vaijñānik, “biologist”)
• जीवाणु ‎(jīvāṇu, “microbe”)

Related terms

• (nouns): जीवन ‎(jīvan)
• (adjectives): जैव ‎(jaiv)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian, probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós, from *gʷeih₃w- ‎(“to live”).

Adjective

जीव • ‎(jīva)

1. alive, living

Derived terms

• जीवात्मन् ‎(jīvātman)

Related terms

• जीवित ‎(jīvita)
• जीवति ‎(jīvati)
• जीवन ‎(jīvana)

Descendants

• Malay: jiwa
• Telugu: జీవము ‎(jīvamu)