As a Hindi name
धाव · noun · masculine
एक प्रकार का लंबा और बहुत सुंदर पेड़ जिसे गोलरा, धावरा, बकली ओर खरधाया भी कहते हैं — Śabdasāgara
धाव · noun · feminine
लंबाई — Śabdasāgara
धाव · dhāʼo · s.m.
The plant Grislea tomentosa (used in dyeing) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 539
धाव · dhāw · s.m.
Running, &c. ( = dhāwā, q.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 539
Cited formation "धाव" is ध + -आव: ध means "the nineteenth consonant in Hindi", and the suffix -आव forms abstract nouns (masc.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(8) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "धाव" is धना + -आव: धना means "A wife, mistress, lady, ( = dhannī, q.v.)", and the suffix -आव forms abstract nouns (masc.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(8) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
washing, cleansing (ifc.; cf. asi-, caila-)
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M3 · meaning shifts "dhāva" is derived from "dhāv" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. dhāv cl. 1. P. Ā. dhāvati, ˚te (pf. dadhāva, ˚ve Gr.; aor. adadhāvat, RV.; adhāvīt, Br.; Prec. dhāvyāsam Gr.; fut. dhāviṣyati, Kāv., ˚te and dhāvitā Gr.; ind.p. dhāvitvā and ˚vya, Kāv.; dhautvā Gr.); to run, flow, stream, move, glide, swim, RV. &c. &c.; to run after (with or scil. paścāt), Mn.; MBh. &c. = seek for (acc.), Kir. ii, 29; run towards (abhimukham), Hit. run a race (ājim), Br., run as fast as possible (sarvaṃ javam), ib.; run to and fro (itaś cetaś ca), MBh.; Hit.; run away, flee, RV.; AV.; to advance or rush against (acc.), MBh.; R.; (prati), Kathās. : Caus. dhāvayati (aor. adīdhavat Gr.) to make run, impel, Pañc.; to drive in a chariot, (with instr. of the vehicle and acc. of the way), Br.; to jump, dance, RV. x, 146, 2. (cf. √ 2. dhan, dhanv, dhav; 1. dhū.)
2. dhāv cl. 1. P. Ā. dhāvati, ˚te (pf. dadhāva, Bhaṭṭ.; aor. -adhāviṣṭa, RV. ix, 70, 8; ind.p. dhautvā, Prab. iv, 23 [v.l. dhūtvā] and -dhāvya, Kauś.) to rinse, cleanse, wash, purify, polish, make bright (Ā. also to rub one's self with, rub into one's own person), RV. &c. &c.: Pass. dhāvyate (pf. 3. pl. -dadhāvire), Śiś. : Caus. dhāvayati, ˚te, to cleanse, wash, Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c.; cause to be washed, L. : Desid. didhāviṣati, ˚te; Intens. dādhāvyate Gr.
dhāva mfn. washing, cleansing (ifc.; cf. asi-, caila-)
dhāva m. See danta-.
Dictionary citations
dhāva mfn. washing, cleansing (ifc.; cf. asi-, caila-)
dhāva m. See danta-.
dhāva a. (At the end of comp.) Washing, cleaning &c.
dhāva (u) dhāvu r. 1st cl. (dhāvati-te) 1 To go or move. 2 To run. 3 To cleanse. 4 To be clean or pure. With anu, 1 To know. 2 To run after. With abhi prefixed, To approach, to come before. With āṅ, To alight. With pari, To run fast. With vi, To shed or sprinkle. With sam and ugra, To run to meet.
1. dhāv cl. 1. P. Ā. dhāvati, ˚te (pf. dadhāva, ˚ve Gr.; aor. adadhāvat, RV.; adhāvīt, Br.; Prec. dhāvyāsam Gr.; fut. dhāviṣyati, Kāv., ˚te and dhāvitā Gr.; ind.p. dhāvitvā and ˚vya, Kāv.; dhautvā Gr.); to run, flow, stream, move, glide, swim, RV. &c. &c.; to run after (with or scil. paścāt), Mn.; MBh. &c. = seek for (acc.), Kir. ii, 29; run towards (abhimukham), Hit. run a race (ājim), Br., run as fast as possible (sarvaṃ javam), ib.; run to and fro (itaś cetaś ca), MBh.; Hit.; run away, flee, RV.; AV.; to advance or rush against (acc.), MBh.; R.; (prati), Kathās. : Caus. dhāvayati (aor. adīdhavat Gr.) to make run, impel, Pañc.; to drive in a chariot, (with instr. of the vehicle and acc. of the way), Br.; to jump, dance, RV. x, 146, 2. (cf. √ 2. dhan, dhanv, dhav; 1. dhū.)
2. dhāv cl. 1. P. Ā. dhāvati, ˚te (pf. dadhāva, Bhaṭṭ.; aor. -adhāviṣṭa, RV. ix, 70, 8; ind.p. dhautvā, Prab. iv, 23 [v.l. dhūtvā] and -dhāvya, Kauś.) to rinse, cleanse, wash, purify, polish, make bright (Ā. also to rub one's self with, rub into one's own person), RV. &c. &c.: Pass. dhāvyate (pf. 3. pl. -dadhāvire), Śiś. : Caus. dhāvayati, ˚te, to cleanse, wash, Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c.; cause to be washed, L. : Desid. didhāviṣati, ˚te; Intens. dādhāvyate Gr.
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