gīvā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• गीवा (Devanagari script)
• গীৰা (Bengali script)
• ගීවා (Sinhalese script)
• ဂီဝါ or ဂဳဝါ or ၷီဝႃ (Burmese script)
• คีวา (Thai script)
• ᨣᩦᩅᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄີວາ (Lao script)
• គីវា (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄩𑅇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂

Proto-Indo-Iranian *griHwáH

Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā)

Pali gīvā

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀕𑀻𑀯𑀸 (gīvā).

Noun

gīvā f

1. (anatomy) neck

Declension

Declension table of "gīvā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	gīvā	gīvāyo or gīvā
Accusative (second)	gīvaṃ	gīvāyo or gīvā
Instrumental (third)	gīvāya	gīvāhi or gīvābhi
Dative (fourth)	gīvāya	gīvānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	gīvāya	gīvāhi or gīvābhi
Genitive (sixth)	gīvāya	gīvānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	gīvāya or gīvāyaṃ	gīvāsu
Vocative (calling)	gīve	gīvāyo or gīvā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gīvā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 252
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grīvā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 235