As a deity name
Name 689 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 912 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
लव · lava · s.m.
Cutting, reaping (of corn), mowing; plucking, gathering (of flowers, &c.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 966
लव · masculine
Lava, one of the twin sons of Shri Rāma and Sita, the brother of Kusha and the founder of Lahore
लव · masculine
a particle, bit, fragment; a moment, instant
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi लव — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit लव (lava).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
lava m. (√ 1. lū) the act of cutting, reaping (of corn), mowing, plucking or gathering (of flowers &c.), Das, Nalod.
that which is cut or shorn off, a shorn fleece, wool, hair, Mn.; Ragh.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a minute division of time, the 60th of a twinkling, half a second, a moment (accord. to others 1/4000 or 1/5400 or 1/20250 of a Muhūrta)
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Dictionary citations
lava m. (√ 1. lū) the act of cutting, reaping (of corn), mowing, plucking or gathering (of flowers &c.), Das, Nalod.
that which is cut or shorn off, a shorn fleece, wool, hair, Mn.; Ragh.
anything cut off, a section, fragment, piece, particle, bit, little piece (am ind. a little; lavam api, even a little), MBh.; Kāv. &c. (cf. padāti-l˚)
a minute division of time, the 60th of a twinkling, half a second, a moment (accord. to others 1/4000 or 1/5400 or 1/20250 of a Muhūrta), ib.
(in astron.) a degree, Gol.
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