Durga
Syllables: Dur·gaUK/ˈdʊə.ɡə//ˈdʊɹ.ɡə/
Durga proper noun: the goddess of war, strength, and protection.
Proper noun
Durga
- The goddess of war, strength, and protection.
- ‘He was running riot in the heavens, none of the male gods could kill him; so they joined forces and created Durga, bestowed all their powers on her. That’s why she has ten arms, a weapon in each gifted by a different god.’2025, Santanu Bhattacharya, Deviants, Fig Tree, page 21
- A female given name from Sanskrit, common in India. Another name of Parvati.
Durga meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Durga in Hindi
- female deity
- दुर्गा durgā
Durga in Tamil
- female deity
- துர்க்கை turkkai
Durga in Marathi
- female deity
- दुर्गा durgā
Durga in Urdu
- female deity
- درگا durgā
More languagesFewer languages
- Durga in Bengali
- দুর্গা durga
- Durga in Telugu
- దుర్గ durga
- Durga in Malayalam
- ദുർഗ്ഗ duṟgga
- Durga in Kannada
- ದುರ್ಗೆ durge
- Durga in Punjabi
- ਦੁਰਗਾ durgā
- Durga in Gujarati
- દુર્ગા durgā
- Durga in Odia
- ଦୁର୍ଗା durgā
- Durga in Sanskrit
- दुर्गा durgā
- Durga in Sinhala
- දුර්ගා durgā
- Durga in Assamese
- দুৰ্গা durga
- Durga in Nepali
- दुर्गा durgā
Origin of Durga
Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā).
Words formed from Durga
Questions about Durga
- What does Durga mean?
- Durga means the goddess of war, strength, and protection.
- What is Durga in Hindi?
- Durga in Hindi is दुर्गा (durgā). See Durga meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Durga?
- Durga is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Durga?
- Durga is pronounced /ˈdʊə.ɡə/ (UK).
Words near Durga in the dictionary
Source and license
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