siva

See also: Siva, sivá, sīva, sıva, Sîva, Śiva, šiva, Šiva, and сива

English

Noun

siva (plural sivas)

1. Any of various birds formerly of genus Siva, now part of genus Actinodura, of barwings.

Derived terms

• blue-winged siva (Actinodura cyanouroptera)

References

• “siva”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Kwanyama

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jíjɪba (“to know”).

Verb

siva (infinitive okusiva)

1. to know (to perceive)

Derived terms

• esivo (“knowledge”)
• sivika (“to make known”)
• sivifa (“to be well known”)

References

• G.W.R. Tobias, M.C., M.A; B.H.C. Turvey, M.A. (1965), English-Kwanyama Dictionary‎^[1], Witwatersrand University Press Johannesburg, page 103

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sive (e and split infinitives)

Verb

siva (present tense siv or siver, past tense seiv or sivde, supine sive or sivd/sivt, past participle siven or sivd, present participle sivande, imperative siv)

1. (intransitive) to seep, ooze
2. (intransitive) to leak

Noun

siva n

1. definite plural of siv

References

• “siva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Rotuman

Rotuman cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : siva

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Numeral

siva

1. nine

Samoan

Noun

siva

1. dance

Verb

siva

1. dance

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

siva (Cyrillic spelling сива)

1. inflection of siv:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural