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Siva

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of Shiva.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Shiva

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Hindu deity

Narrower terms: Bairava

History

Etymology

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