deva

1 of 2

noun

de·​va

ˈdāvə

variants or dev

ˈdev

plural -s

: a divine being or god in Hinduism and Buddhism

deva

2 of 2

variant spelling of daeva

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Sanskrit deva

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