# deva
## English
### Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit देव (deva, “deity, god”). Doublet of daeva.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdeɪvə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪvə

### Noun

deva (plural devas)
* A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.
    Coordinate term: devi

#### Derived terms

* devic

#### Related terms

* deodar(a)
* Devanagari
* devata (“a lesser god in nature”)
* devi (“goddess”)

### Anagrams

* Dave, E.D. Va., Veda, dave, vade

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देव (deva).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdeː.vaː/
* Hyphenation: de‧va
* Rhymes: -eːvaː

### Noun

deva m (plural deva's or devas)
* (Hinduism, Buddhism) deva, a Hindu or Buddhist deity

#### Related terms

* joviaal
* Zeus

## Galician
### Verb

deva
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of dever:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* deggia (archaic or poetic)
* debbia (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛ.va/, /ˈde.va/
* Rhymes: -ɛva, -eva
* Hyphenation: dè‧va, dé‧va

### Verb

deva
* (rare) Alternative form of debba, first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive of dovere

### References

* ↑ devo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
* ↑ dovere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007

### Anagrams

* veda

## Latvian
### Noun

deva f (4th declension)
* portion
* ration
* dose
* dosage
* helping

#### Declension
### Verb

deva
* third-person singular/plural past indicative of dot

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀤𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* देव (Devanagari script)
* দেৰ (Bengali script)
* දෙව (Sinhalese script)
* ဒေဝ or ၻေဝ (Burmese script)
* เทว or เทวะ (Thai script)
* ᨴᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* ເທວ or ເທວະ (Lao script)
* ទេវ (Khmer script)
* 𑄘𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देव (devá, “deity, god”).

### Noun

deva m (feminine devī)
* god, deity, angel
* the sky, heaven
* a rain cloud
* a king

#### Derived terms

* devagaha
* devaloka

#### Descendants

* → Burmese: ဒေဝ (dewa.)
* → Khmer: ទេវ (teivĕəʼ)
* → Northern Thai: ᨴᩮ᩠ᨻ, ᨴᩮᩅ
* → Thai: เทพ (têep)

### References

* Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “deva”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

## Portuguese
### Verb

deva
* inflection of dever:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دوه (deve).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /děːʋa/
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* Hyphenation: de‧va

#### Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling де́ва)
* camel (mammal)
    Synonym: kàmila

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to suck, suckle”).

#### Alternative forms

* djéva (Ijekavian)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /děːʋa/
* Hyphenation: de‧va

#### Noun

déva f (Cyrillic spelling де́ва)
* (poetic) maiden

##### Related terms

* dèčāk
* devòjčica
* dèvōjka

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děva, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to suck, suckle”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɟeva]

### Noun

deva f
* (poetic) maiden, lass

#### Derived terms

* dievča
* dievka

### Further reading

* “deva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dě̀va. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian djéva.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /déːʋa/
* Rhymes: -éːʋa
* Hyphenation: de‧va

### Noun

dẹ̑va f
* (obsolete) girl (an adult young woman who is not yet married)
    Synonym: deklȅ

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “deva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “deva”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdeba/ [ˈd̪e.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -eba
* Syllabification: de‧va

### Verb

deva
* inflection of dever:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Zazaki
### Alternative forms

* dewe

### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish deve.

### Noun

deva
* camel