As a Hindi name
राजीव · noun · masculine
रैया मछली · एक प्रकार का मृग जिसकी पीठ पर धारियाँ होती हैं · हाथी — Śabdasāgara
राजीव · adj
जिसपर धारियाँ हों । धारीदार — Śabdasāgara
राजीव · rājīv · s.m.
(lit. 'striped, spotted'); A species of fish ( = rāj-hāsak); a kind of deer; the Indian crane — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 580
राजीव · masculine
a male given name, Rajeev or Rajiv, from Sanskrit
राजीव · masculine
blue lotus; spotted deer
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi राजीव — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit राजीव (rājīva).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
1. rājīva mfn. (for 2. See col. 3) living at a king's expense (= rājopajīvin), L.
2. rājīva mf(ā)n. (for 1. See col. 1) streaked, striped, ŚrS.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a species of fish
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
1. rājīva mfn. (for 2. See col. 3) living at a king's expense (= rājopajīvin), L.
2. rājīva mf(ā)n. (for 1. See col. 1) streaked, striped, ŚrS.
rājīva m. a species of fish, Mn. v, 16; Yājñ.; Suśr.
a kind of striped deer, Bhpr.
the Indian crane, L.
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