deva

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/ˈdeɪvə/

noun

A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.

OriginRomanian Deva →
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Meanings

deva1

noundeva (plural devas)

plural devas

  1. A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.

Deva2

proper noun
  1. A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Origin

deva · noun

Transliteration of Sanskrit देव (deva, “deity, god”). Doublet of daeva.

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Deva · proper noun

  1. RomanianDeva
  2. RomanianDeva
  3. EnglishDeva

Borrowed from Romanian Deva.

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Translations

Bengali দেব
  • দেব (deb)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
Chinese Cantonese 天
  • 天 (tin¹)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
Chinese Mandarin 天, 提婆
  • 天 (tiān)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
  • 提婆 (típó)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
  • 天人 (tiānrén)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
  • 天眾 /天众a Hindu or Buddhist deity
  • 天部a Hindu or Buddhist deity
  • 天神 (tiānshén)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
German Diemrich, Schlossberg
  • Diemrichcity in Romania
  • Schlossbergcity in Romania
  • Denburgcity in Romania
Hindi देव, देवा
  • देव (dev)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
  • देवा (devā)city in Romania
Hungarian Déva
  • Dévacity in Romania
Japanese 天, 天部
  • 天 (ten)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
  • 天部 (tenbu)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
  • 天人 (tennin)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
Korean 천
  • 천 (cheon)a Hindu or Buddhist deity
Latin Sargetia
  • Sargetiacity in Romania
Polish dewa
  • dewaa Hindu or Buddhist deity
Romanian Deva
  • Devacity in Romania
Turkish Deve, Devevar
  • Devecity in Romania
  • Devevarcity in Romania
Ukrainian Дева
  • Дева (Deva)city in Romania
Vietnamese thiên
  • thiêna Hindu or Buddhist deity

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deva

evaavacavaLeyvaLeivavena cava
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Anagrams

davevedavadeEDVA
Cite this entry
APA

deva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deva

MLA

“deva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deva. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deva,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deva.

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