जीविका jīvikā
girl 3 syllables SLP1 jIvikA

As a Hindi name

जीविका · noun · feminine

वह वस्तु या व्यापार जिससे जीवन का निर्वाह हो । भरण पोषण का साधन । जीवनोपाय । वृत्ति · जीवनदायी तत्व अर्थात् जल (को॰) · जीवन (को॰) — Śabdasāgara

जीविका · jīvikā · s.f.

Means of subsistence, livelihood, maintenance, allowance, stipend, pension; occupation or profession (by which a subsistence is obtained) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 415

जीविका · feminine

livelihood, subsistence; occupation, profession

a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi जीविका — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

“Borrowed from Sanskrit जीविका (jīvikā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

The Sanskrit parent — जीविका (tatsama)

jīvikā f. living, manner of living, KaṭhUp.; Mn. iv, 11; x, 82 &c.

livelihood, x, 76; MBh. &c. (ifc. f(ā). , Rājat. vi, 22)

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

pl. ‘life-giving element’, water,.

Verified derivation

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Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · जीविका

jīvikā f. living, manner of living, KaṭhUp.; Mn. iv, 11; x, 82 &c.

Monier-Williams (1899) · जीविका

livelihood, x, 76; MBh. &c. (ifc. f(ā). , Rājat. vi, 22)

Monier-Williams (1899) · जीविका

the plant Jīvantī, L.

Monier-Williams (1899) · जीविका

pl. ‘life-giving element’, water, ĀśvŚr. vi, 9.

Monier-Williams (1899) · जीविका

jīvikā f. See ˚vaka.

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