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PRONUNCIATION OF SAIVA

Saiva  [ˈsaɪvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAIVA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Saiva can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SAIVA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Saiva

Saiva

Saiva is a genus of Asian lanternbugs, family Fulgoridae. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward.

Definition of Saiva in the English dictionary

The definition of Saiva in the dictionary is a member of a branch of Hinduism devoted to the worship of Siva, but rejecting the notion of his incarnations. Other definition of Saiva is of or relating to Saivism or Saivites.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAIVA


arriver
əˈraɪvə
conjunctiva
ˌkɒndʒʌŋkˈtaɪvə
conniver
kəˈnaɪvə
diver
ˈdaɪvə
driver
ˈdraɪvə
fiver
ˈfaɪvə
Godiva
ɡəˈdaɪvə
hiver
ˈhaɪvə
owner-driver
ˈəʊnəˈdraɪvə
reviver
rɪˈvaɪvə
saliva
səˈlaɪvə
screwdriver
ˈskruːˌdraɪvə
shriver
ˈʃraɪvə
skiver
ˈskaɪvə
skydiver
ˈskaɪdaɪvə
survivor
səˈvaɪvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAIVA

Saintsbury
saintship
Saipan
saique
sair
Saite
saith
saithe
Saitic
Saivism
Saivite
saiyid
sajou
sakai
sake
saker
sakeret
Sakha Republic
Sakhalin
Sakhalin Island

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAIVA

ajiva
copaiva
diva
gingiva
khediva
Khiva
kiva
riva
Shiva
Siva
viva
yeshiva

Synonyms and antonyms of Saiva in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Saiva» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAIVA

Find out the translation of Saiva to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Saiva from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Saiva» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

莴笋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Saiva
570 millions of speakers

English

Saiva
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शैव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Saiva
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шайва
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Saiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Saiva
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Saiva
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saiva
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Saiva
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Saiva
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Saiva
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saiva
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Saiva
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சைவ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शैव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saiva
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Saiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Saiva
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шайва
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Saiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Saiva
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Saiva
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Saiva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Saiva
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Saiva

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAIVA»

The term «Saiva» is regularly used and occupies the 61.501 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAIVA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Saiva» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Saiva» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Saiva

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAIVA»

Discover the use of Saiva in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Saiva and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Obtaining Grace: Locating the Origins of a Tamil Saiva Precept
From Saiva bhakti literature, I focus on Man&dotbelow;ikkavacakar's Tiruvacakam . In reading from these texts, I trace the semantic continuity and interruption between the classical secular poetry and the medieval devotional poetry.
Anthony Gardner Harris (Jr), 2008
2
Psalms of a Saiva Saint
These accept the Vedas and the Agamas but differ among themselves in the interpretations they put upon the texts, and are- Orthodox J (<J) Patana Vada Saiva.' (t>) Bheda Vada Saiva. (c) Siva Saina Vada Saiva. (d) Sivasangiranta Vada ...
Tambi-Piḷḷai Isaac Tambyah, 1985
3
Saiva Siddhānta with Special Reference to Sivaprakāsam
On Śaiva Siddhānta and Advaita according to the Civappirakācam, a minor Tamil work by Umāpati Civācāriyar, 14th cent.
S. Gangadharan, 1992
4
Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Bibliography
Chidambaram 1891 554 L.D.Barnett, "Notes on the Saiva Siddhanta", LM n.s. 10, 1909, 271-277 555 J.M.Nallaswami Pillai, Studies in Saiva Siddhanta. Madras 1910, 1962 556 H.W.Schomerus, Der Saiva-Siddhanta. Leipzig 1912. Translated  ...
Karl H. Potter, 1995
5
Shaman Saiva and Sufi
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
R. O. Winstedt, 2008
6
Śiva Sūtras:
INTRODUCTION THE MAIN SOURCES OF THE NON-DUALISTIC SAIVA SYSTEM OF PHILOSOPHY AND YOGA The Saiva system of Philosophy and Yoga is generally known as Agama. The word Agama means a traditional doctrine or ...
Vasugupta, Jaideva Singh, 1979
7
A History of Indian Philosophy
The work appears in five volumes.
Surendranath Dasgupta, 1992
8
Harmony of Religions: Vedānta Siddhānta Samarasam of Tāyumānavar
Saiva Siddhanta is a special philosophical school of Southern Saivism which continues as a living religio-philosophic system for the Tamil speaking people of Southern India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia. The Scriptures of the School  ...
‎1993
9
Śiva Gn̄āna Pōtham of Sri Meykanda Deva (13th Century): The ...
Classical text of the Siddhanta school of Saivism.
Meykaṇṭatēvar, N. Murugesa Mudaliar, 1979
10
Śaiva Siddhānta: An Indian School of Mystical Thought : ...
The present book being an English translation of a German book entitled Der Saiva Siddhanta by H.W. Schomerus gives a full and documented account of this theistic movement then as now little known in the West.
Hilko Wiardo Schomerus, Humphrey Palmer, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAIVA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Saiva is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Saiva shrines subjected to Sinhala Buddhicization in Ampaa'rai
A shrine of Saiva-Vedda tradition, located 12 km southwest of Paa'nama in Lahugala division of Ampaa'rai district at the hilltop of Channiyaasi-malai, has been ... «TamilNet, Jul 15»
2
Book on Eezham Tamil educationalist reproduced in Canada
The Toronto-based Saiva Siddhanta Manram in Canada has reproduced a valuable old publication on a unique Eezham Tamil educationalist, Aru'naasala ... «TamilNet, Jul 15»
3
The making of Tamil literary heritage
For instance, the compilation of Sangam classical Tamil anthologies of poetry , canonisation of the poetry of Tamil Vaishnava and Saiva saints and the ... «Times of India, May 15»
4
Reviving the forgotten legacy
In the past centuries, rituals of worship were considered incomplete without a dance performance. The agama sastras relating to both Vaishnava and Saiva ... «The Hindu, May 15»
5
The Herklots Folder
Thereafter, Ramanathan became a regular visitor of Tanjore and, in time, a leading interpreter of Saiva Siddhanta. His erudition on the subject took him to ... «The Hindu, May 15»
6
Are LTTE cadres providing security to Chief Minister Wigneswaran?
Are LTTE cadres providing security to Chief Minister VC Wigneswaran NPC (Saiva TE)? so He has three security. SL Police(right behind him) & VP's boys in ... «Lankaweb, Feb 15»
7
Super Mario 64 is getting a fan-made HD remake — for now
Jesse Saiva, who specializes in intellectual property protection at the Gleenberg Glusker firm, told GamesBeat that Nintendo definitely has legal grounds to stop ... «VentureBeat, Jan 15»
8
JK Governor releases “Trika, the Kashmir Saiva Essence”
Jammu, December 10, (Scoop News)- In a function organised in the auditorium of the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) Jammu, today, N.N. Vohra, ... «Scoop News, Dec 14»
9
At home with books
According to his wishesthe 'Saiva Siddhanta Nool Padippu Kazagam' in 1958 started the Maraimalai Adigal Library at Parrys, after his death. It began with the ... «The Hindu, Oct 14»
10
One more feather in Sanskrit scholar's cap in Puducherry
During his stint as scholar at the IFP since 1969, he extensively collected and studied Saiva manuscripts on palm leaves under the guidance of noted scholar ... «The Hindu, Aug 14»

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