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Shaiva

Shaiva is the alternative form of Saiva.

Meaning of Saiva

Noun

Saiva (plural Saivas)

  1. (Hinduism) A worshiper of Shiva or practicer of Shaivism.

Forms of Shaiva

pluralShaivas

Questions about Shaiva

What is Shaiva the alternative form of?
Shaiva is the alternative form of Saiva.

Words near Shaiva in the dictionary

  1. shairl
  2. shairn
  3. Shairp
  4. shaitan
  5. shaitans
  6. Shaiva
  7. Shaivas
  8. Shaivism
  9. Shaivist
  10. Shaivists
  11. Shaivite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Shaiva (page history and authors); Saiva (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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