జీవి
Appearance
Telugu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]జీవి • (jīvi) ? (plural జీవులు)
- a living being; organism
- 2021, Chandrabose (lyrics and music), “Daakko Daakko Meka”, in Devi Sri Prasad (music), Pushpa: The Rise[1], performed by Shivam:
- ఒక జీవికి ఆకలేసిందా..
ఇంకో జీవికి ఆయువు మూడిందే!- oka jīviki ākalēsindā..
iṅkō jīviki āyuvu mūḍindē! - For the hunger of one organism to subside...
Another organism must have its life cut short!
- oka jīviki ākalēsindā..
Suffix
[edit]జీవి • (jīvi)
- (at the end of compounds) one who makes a living by
Derived terms
[edit]- కష్టజీవి (kaṣṭajīvi)
- బహుకణజీవులు (bahukaṇajīvulu)
- సూక్ష్మజీవి (sūkṣmajīvi, “microorganism”)
References
[edit]- "జీవము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 468
- జీవి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)