As a Hindi name
ष्ठीवन · noun · masculine
[वि॰ ष्ठीवित, ष्ठचुत] · थूकना · लाला । लार (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
spitting, ejecting saliva, expectoration, spitting upon (loc.), &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
ṣṭhīvana mfn. spitting frequently, sputtering, Car.
ṣṭhīvana n. spitting, ejecting saliva, expectoration, spitting upon (loc.), PārGṛ.; MBh.; Suśr. &c.
saliva, spittle, Mn.; MBh. &c.
ṣṭhīvana n. (-naṃ) 1 Spitting, ejecting saliva. 2 Saliva, spittle. E. ṣṭhīva, and lyuṭ aff.
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