જીવવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati जीवइ (jīvaï), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀤𑀺 (jīvadi), from Sanskrit जीवति (jī́vati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́íHwati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (“to live”). Cognate with Hindi जीना (jīnā), Kachchi જીવણૂ (jīvṇū), Nepali जिउनु (jiunu), Persian زیسْتَن (zistan), Punjabi ਜਿਊਣਾ (jiūṇā), Romani ʒivel, and Sindhi جِئَڻُ (jiaṇu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiʋ.ʋũ/

Verb

જીવવું • (jīvvũ) (intransitive)

1. to live