જીવ

Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जीव (jīva). Doublet of જી (jī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiʋ/
• Rhymes: -iʋ

Noun

જીવ • (jīv) m

1. life
2. living creature
3. mind, soul (the seat of emotions)

   Synonyms: હૃદય (hŕdya), અંતઃકરણ (antaḥkaraṇ), કાળજું (kāḷjũ), મન (man)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• જીવડું (jīvḍũ, “bug”)