Dictionary

Shiva en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• shēʹvə
• /ˈʃɪvə/
• shĭʹvə
• /ˈʃiːvə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिव (śivá, “the auspicious one”).

Meanings

1. (Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.
   • The later Bhaumas who were originally Buddhists became worshippers of Siva as is known from their inscriptions. 1964, Nabin Kumar Sahu, Utkal University History Of Orissa, volume 1, The Utkal University, page 7:
   • Again Shiva was the subject — Shiva with his dance of creation and destruction, the most philosophically profound of the many dances that pervade Indian thought. 2015 August 30, Alastair Macaulay, “Review: At Indian Dance Festival, Subtleties in the Sway of a Torso”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022:
2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Forms

Coordinates

Daikokuten · Ishvara · Rudra · Mahakala · Mrityunjay · Hara · Mahadev

Deriveds

Shivaism · Shivaist

Relateds

Har Har Mahadev · Om Namah Shivaya · Shaivism

Translations (91)

xmf შივა (deity) · nb Shiva (deity) · id Siwa (deity) · ta கூத்தன் (deity) · pa ਸ਼ਿਵ (deity) · yue 大黑天 (deity) · ca Xiva (deity) · yue 濕婆 /湿婆 (deity) · ml ശിവൻ (deity) · sd شِو (deity) · nn Sjiva (deity) · cmn 大自在天 (deity) · mr शिव (deity) · tt Шива (deity) · kn ಶಿವ (deity) · rue Шіва (deity) · km សូលី (deity) · cmn 濕婆 /湿婆 (deity) · tr Şiva (deity) · cmn 大黑天 (deity) · el Σίβα (deity) · ga Síve (deity) · de Shiva (deity) · gu શિવ (deity) · cs Šiva (deity) · pt Shiva (deity) · hi शिव (male given name) · km បរមេស្វរៈ (deity) · bh शिव (deity) · km សិវៈ (deity) · ka შივა (deity) · kok शिव (deity) · xbc Οηϸο (deity) · my သိဝ (deity) · th อีศวร (deity) · ur شیو (deity) · eo Ŝivao (deity) · az Şiva (deity) · ta ஈசன் (deity) · de Schiwa (deity) · af Sjiwa (deity) · sl Šiva (deity) · hy Շիվա (deity) · et Šiva (deity) · bn শিব (deity) · ru Ши́ва (deity) · fa شیوا (deity) · new चिवऩ् (deity) · uk Шива (deity) · ta சொக்கன் (deity) · bo དབང་ཕྱུག (deity) · is Síva (deity) · la Sivus (deity) · hi शिव (deity) · tcy ಈಶ್ವರ (deity) · fi Shiva (deity) · vro Šiva (deity) · sah Шива (deity) · sh Šȋva (deity) · mhr Шива (deity) · mni ꯁꯤꯕ (deity) · th อิศวร (deity) · lt Šiva (deity) · hu Siva (deity) · or ଶିବ (deity) · pl Śiwa (deity) · ja シヴァ (deity) · fi Šiva (deity) · nn Shiva (deity) · pnb شیوا (deity) · kk Шива (deity) · th อิศร (deity) · an Śiva (deity) · ja 大自在天 (deity) · ko 시바 (deity) · ta சிவன் (deity) · te శివుడు (deity) · sk Šiva (deity) · jv Siwah (deity) · th ศิวะ (deity) · sh Ши̑ва (deity) · ne शिव (deity) · pt Xiva (deity) · nds-de Schiwa (deity) · sa शिव (deity) · be Шыва (deity) · br Śiva (deity) · lv Šiva (deity) · as শিৱ (deity) · ar شِيڤَا (deity) · ast Shivá (deity)