"daeva" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiːvə/ [UK] Forms: daevas [plural]
Etymology: Transliteration of Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua). Doublet of deva. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dyew-}}, {{translit|en|ae|𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀}} Transliteration of Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua), {{dbt|en|deva}} Doublet of deva Head templates: {{en-noun}} daeva (plural daevas)
  1. (Zoroastrianism) A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature, usually considered as a demon. Wikipedia link: daeva Categories (topical): Zoroastrianism Synonyms: daiva, dev, deev Related terms: jinn, ghoul, satan, angel Translations (supernatural entity): 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua) (Avestan), div (Azerbaijani), дейеү (deyew) (Bashkir), 德弗 (Défú) (Chinese Mandarin), dive [masculine] (French), देव (dev) [masculine] (Hindi), дәу (däu) (Kazakh), 𐭱𐭣𐭩𐭠 (alt: šdyʾ /⁠dēw⁠/) (Middle Persian), деюв (deyuv) (Nogai), دیو (dêv) (Persian), дию (diyu) (Tatar), dev (Turkish), dîv (Turkish), دیو (dēv) (Urdu), dev (Uzbek)

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