Definitions for jiva

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jiva ji·va

Spelling: [jee-vuh]

IPA: /ˈdʒi və/

Jiva is a 4 letter English word.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in jiva (aijv).

Definitions for jiva

noun

1. Hinduism. the individual soul, regarded as a particular manifestation of Atman.
2. Jainism. the individual soul or life monad, compared to a transparent crystal stained by karmic matter with colors, or lesyas, of varying hues. all such monads collectively, regarded as the animating principle of the universe. Also called jivatma, J00/J0069100 jee-vaht-muh, dʒiˈvɑt mə.

Origin of jiva

1800-10; Sanskrit: literally, living