Etymology

shiv

S1H4I1V4

Today it means: A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush). Full definition →

Romani chive
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shiv · noun, verb1

  1. Romani · derived fromchive
  2. English todayshiv

First attested 1915. From chive, chieve, chife, chiv (“knife”), from Romani chive, chiv, chivvomengro (“knife, dagger, blade”).

Shiv · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromशिव“the auspicious one”
  2. English todayShiv

Variant of Shiva, from Sanskrit शिव (Śivá, “the auspicious one”).

Shiv · proper noun3

From Siobhan and its other anglicised spellings.

Words from the same roots

Romanichive all →

chive

Sanskritशिव all →

shiva

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