masculine · diva 1 · diva 2
heaven; the sky
Diva [Sanskrit diva (neuter), weak base di° (div) of strong form di°e (see deva) to *dei̯eṷo to shine; cf. Sanskrit dyo heaven, divā adverb by day; Latin biduum (bi-divom) two days] (a) heaven Ja IV 134 (°ṃ agā); V 123 (°ṃ patta); Pv-a 74 (°ṃ gata). (b) day Snp 507 (rattindivaṃ night and day); Vv-a 247 (rattindiva one night and one day, i.e. 24 hrs.); Dhp-a II 8 (divā-divassa so early in the day). Also in divaṃ-kara, day-maker, = sun, Vv-a 307; usually as divākara (q.v.). Cf. devasika; see also ajja. -santatta heated for a whole day Ja IV 118 (cf. divasa°)
【陽】 天堂。
(masc, masc, from dibbati) heaven; sky above heaven Construction: √div + a
(masc, masc) day day Construction: √div + a