diva

  1. heaven Ja.iv.134 (˚ṃ agā); Ja.v.123 (˚ṃ patta); Pv-a.74 (˚ṃ gata)
  2. day Snp.507 (rattindivaṃ night day); Vv-a.247 (rattindiva one night & one day, i.e. 24 hrs.); Dhp-a.ii.8 (divā-divassa so early in the day) Also in divaṃ-kara, daymaker, = sun, Vv-a.307; usually as divākara (q.v.). Cp. devasika; see also ajja.
  • -santatta heated for a whole day Ja.iv.118 (cp. divasa˚)

Sk. diva (nt.), weak base diṷ (div) of strong form di̯ē (see deva) to *dei̯eṷo to shine; cp. Sk. dyo heaven divā adv. by day; Lat. biduum (bi-divom) two days