jīvati
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 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
Inherited from Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w-.
Verb
jīvati (root jīv)
- to live, be alive
- to subsist on
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “jīvati”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead