"Saiva" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Saivas [plural], Shaiva [alternative], Saivite [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Saiva (plural Saivas)
  1. (Hinduism) A worshiper of Shiva or practicer of Shaivism. Wikipedia link: Saiva Tags: Hinduism Hyponyms: dandy Translations (worshiper of Shiva or practicer of Shaivism): xivaïta (Catalan), shivaïte (French), ਸ਼ੈਵ (śaiv) [masculine] (Punjabi), shivaísta (Spanish), శైవుడు (śaivuḍu) (Telugu)

Proper name [Latvian]

Etymology: First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From saiva (“bobbin”). Head templates: {{head|lv|proper noun|g=f}} Saiva f
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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