jīvati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
जीवति (Devanagari script)
জীৱতি (Bengali script)
ජීවති (Sinhalese script)
ဇီဝတိ (Burmese script)
ชีวติ (Thai script)
ᨩᩦᩅᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
ជីវតិ (Khmer 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)

to live, be alive
to subsist on

References

jīvati in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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