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daiva

daiva is the alternative form of daeva.

Meaning of daeva

Noun

daeva (plural daevas)

  1. A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature, usually considered as a demon.

Forms of daiva

pluraldaivas

Questions about daiva

What is daiva the alternative form of?
Daiva is the alternative form of daeva.

Words near daiva in the dictionary

  1. daith piercings
  2. daiths
  3. Daito wren
  4. Daitya
  5. Daityas
  6. daiva
  7. Daivadnya brahmin
  8. Daivajna
  9. daivas
  10. Dajani
  11. Dajanis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: daiva (page history and authors); daeva (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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