चिरंजीव

चिरंजीव

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चिरंजीव (ciraṃjīva), from चिरम् (ciram, “for a long time”) +‎ जीव (jīva, “living”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪ.ɾəɲ.d͡ʒiːʋ/

Adjective

चिरंजीव • (cirañjīv)

1. long-lived, longevous

   Synonym: दीर्घजीवी (dīrghajīvī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चिरं”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press