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Devakanya

Devakanya proper noun: a female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Proper noun

Devakanya

  1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Forms of Devakanya

alternative formDevkanya

Origin of Devakanya

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवकन्या (devakanyā, “apsara”).

Questions about Devakanya

What does Devakanya mean?
Devakanya means a female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
What part of speech is Devakanya?
Devakanya is a proper noun.

Words near Devakanya in the dictionary

  1. devadasi
  2. devadasis
  3. Devadatta
  4. devagueify
  5. Devahuti
  6. Devakanya
  7. Devaki
  8. devale
  9. devales
  10. devalidate
  11. devalidated

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