As a Hindi name
सेवनीय · sevanīya · part.
To be served, requiring or deserving service or attendance; worshipful — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 715
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be followed or practised
Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "sevanīya" is derived from "sevanī" with the cha suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
sevanī (ī), f. a needle, L.
a seam, L.
1. sevanīya mfn. (for 2. See col. 2) to be followed or practised, Bhartṛ.
to be served or waited upon or honoured, Hariv.; BhP.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. sevanīya mfn. (for 2. See col. 2) to be followed or practised, Bhartṛ.
to be served or waited upon or honoured, Hariv.; BhP.
2. sevanīya mfn. (for 1. See col. 1) to be sewn or stitched together, MW.
sevanīya mfn. (-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) 1 To be served, waited on, or honoured. 2 To be followed or practised. E. seva to serve, anīyar aff.; also sevitavya and sevya.
sevanī (ī), f. a needle, L.
a seam, L.
Alternative readings
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