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Balaji

Balaji proper noun: a surname from Tamil.

Proper noun

Balaji (plural Balajis)

  1. A surname from Tamil.
    • In recent months Mr Balaji had publicly spoken out against artificial intelligence company OpenAI's practices, which has been fighting a number of lawsuits relating to its data-gathering practices.2024 December 14, Alys Davies, “OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment”, in BBC

Forms of Balaji

pluralBalajis

Origin of Balaji

From Telugu బాలాజీ (bālājī) and Tamil பாலாஜி (pālāji), a compound of Sanskrit बाल (bāla, “young boy, the form of Vishnu at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh.”) + Hindi -जी (-jī, “honorific”). The surname is particularly found in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Questions about Balaji

What does Balaji mean?
Balaji means a surname from Tamil.
What part of speech is Balaji?
Balaji is a proper noun.

Words near Balaji in the dictionary

  1. Balagtas
  2. Balaguer
  3. Balaguers
  4. balagyptin
  5. Balaibalan
  6. Balaji
  7. Balajis
  8. Balakai Mesa
  9. Balakbak
  10. balaklava
  11. balaklavas

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