English Meaning of diva

Meaning of 'diva'

m (dipa S) A lamp; a light with oil and a wick. Pr. gharanta diva tara devalanta diva Charity begins at home. Pr. divyakhali ṃandhara Every good man has some blemish. 2 An iron stick curved back at one end to be hooked up, and spreading at the other into a receptacle for oil and a wick. 3 A stick or stand gen. for a lamp; though usually it takes a prefix of lamhana, romana &c. 4 The flour lampstand in marriages. 5 A common term for those days of the month Wyshakh on which the first five nakshatras occur. 6 A preparation of rice-flour in the form of a saucer: made and eaten on occasions. diva lagata nahi (ntya desanta &c.) Phrase expressive of utter desolation and wildness (of a country &c.) diva lavane To become notorious; to acquire celebrity (esp. for evil deeds). ndiva sarasa karane To bring near (to its proper spot in its groove) by pulling out or forwards the wick of a ṃsami, in order to brighten or trim it. divyane ndivasa kadhane-ṃujedane To wake all the night. ndivyane (ṃratra or divasa) kadhane or ṃlotane To have a light burning (all the night or all the day): i.e. to be in extreme sickness. ndivyavatine ṃsodhane To search closely; to explore every nook and corner, chink and crevice. ndivyasa niropa dene-mpadara dene-mphula dene To extinguish the lamp.ṃ

Meaning of दिवा

m (दीप S) A lamp; a light with oil and a wick. Pr. घरांत दिवा तर देवळांत दिवा Charity begins at home. Pr. दिव्याखालीं अंधार Every good man has some blemish. 2 An iron stick curved back at one end to be hooked up, and spreading at the other into a receptacle for oil and a wick. 3 A stick or stand gen. for a lamp; though usually it takes a prefix of लाम्हण, रोमण &c. 4 The flour lampstand in marriages. 5 A common term for those days of the month Wyshákh on which the first five nakshatras occur. 6 A preparation of rice-flour in the form of a saucer: made and eaten on occasions. दिवा लागत नाहीं (त्या देशांत &c.) Phrase expressive of utter desolation and wildness (of a country &c.) दिवा लावणें To become notorious; to acquire celebrity (esp. for evil deeds). दिवा सरसा करणें To bring near (to its proper spot in its groove) by pulling out or forwards the wick of a समई, in order to brighten or trim it. दिव्यानें दिवस काढणें-उजेडणें To wake all the night. दिव्यानें (रात्र or दिवस) काढणें or लोटणें To have a light burning (all the night or all the day): i.e. to be in extreme sickness. दिव्यावातीनें शोधणें To search closely; to explore every nook and corner, chink and crevice. दिव्यास निरोप देणें-पदर देणें-फूल देणें To extinguish the lamp.

---