شیو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian شیب (šib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiv]
• (proscribed) IPA^(key): [ʃev]

Noun

شیو • (şiv)

1. slope, declivity

Descendants

• Turkish: şiv, şev

Urdu

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शिव (śiva).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃiːʋ/, /ʃɛːʋ/

Proper noun

شیو • (śīv or śaiv) m (Hindi spelling शिव)

1. (Hinduism) Shiva

Derived terms

• شیو مت (śīv-mat, “Shivaism”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English shave.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃeːʋ/

Noun

شیو • (śev) m (Hindi spelling शेव)

1. shave, shaving