Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“death”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“death”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
जीना · feminine
a female given name, Jeena
जीना
to live
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit जीवति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati Sanskrit जीव॑ति (jī́vati) Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀇 (jīvaï) Hindi जीना Inherited from Prakrit जीवइ (jīvaï), from Sanskrit जीवति (jīvat…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Abandonment of life, voluntary death. E. jīva, and utsarga leaving.
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Dictionary citations
jīvotsarga m. = ˚vatyāga, Prab. v, 11/12; Hit.
jīvotsarga m. (-rgaḥ) Abandonment of life, voluntary death. E. jīva, and utsarga leaving.
Alternative readings
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