Xiva

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिव (śiva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈʃi.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈʃi.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈt͡ʃi.va]

Proper noun

Xiva m

1. Shiva

Derived terms

• xivaisme

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Shiva (unadapted form)
• Chiva (proscribed)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिव (śiva).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.bɐ/ [ˈʃi.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: Xi‧va

Proper noun

Xiva m

1. (Hinduism) Shiva (god of destruction and transformation)