Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaivist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shaivist
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adherent of Shaivism.

Etymology

From Sanskrit शैव (śaiva, “relating, belonging or sacred to the god Shiva”) + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ist

Inflected Forms

Shaivists (plural) Shivaist (alternative) Sivaist (alternative)

Questions

What does shaivist mean?: An adherent of Shaivism.
Where does shaivist come from?: From Sanskrit शैव (śaiva, “relating, belonging or sacred to the god Shiva”) + -ist.

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