jīvati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• जीवति (Devanagari script)
• জীৰতি (Bengali script)
• ජීවති (Sinhalese script)
• ဇီဝတိ or ဇဳဝတိ or ၹီဝတိ (Burmese script)
• ชีวติ or ชีวะติ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩦᩅᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊີວຕິ or ຊີວະຕິ (Lao script)
• ជីវតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄩𑅇𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w-. Compare Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Avestan 𐬘𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (juuaⁱti), Latin vīvo, Ancient Greek βίος (bíos).

Verb

jīvati (root jīv)

1. to live, be alive
2. to subsist on

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jīvati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead