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garuda

/ˈɡæɹʊdə/US/ɡəˈɹuːdə/

garuda noun: a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.

Noun

garuda (plural garudas)

  1. A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.

Proper noun capitalized: Garuda

Garuda

  1. The Hindu name for the constellation Aquila.
  2. A Hindu deity, half-bird, half-man, that serves as the vahana of Vishnu.
    Synonyms:
    Tarkshya, Vainateya

garuda meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

garuda in Hindi

large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
गरुड़ garuṛ

garuda in Tamil

large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
கருடன் karuṭaṉ

garuda in Marathi

large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
गरुड garuḍ

garuda in Bengali

large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
গরুড় goruṛ
More languagesFewer languages
garuda in Telugu
గరుడి garuḍi
garuda in Malayalam
ഗരുഡൻ garuḍaṉ
garuda in Kannada
ಗರುಡ garuḍa
garuda in Sanskrit
गरुड garuḍa
garuda in Assamese
গৰুল gorul
garuda in Indonesian
garuda
garuda in Thai
ครุฑ krút, พญาครุฑ
garuda in Myanmar
ဂဠုန် ga.lun

Synonyms of garuda

  • Tarkshya
  • Vainateya

Forms of garuda

pluralgarudas

Origin of garuda

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa).

Questions about garuda

What does garuda mean?
Garuda means a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.
What is garuda in Hindi?
Garuda in Hindi is गरुड़ (garuṛ). See Garuda meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is garuda?
Garuda can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce garuda?
Garuda is pronounced /ˈɡæɹʊdə/ (UK).
What is the plural of garuda?
The plural of garuda is garudas.

Words near garuda in the dictionary

  1. Gartshore
  2. Gartside
  3. Gartsides
  4. garua
  5. garuas
  6. garuda
  7. garudas
  8. Garufi
  9. Garufis
  10. Garufo
  11. Garufos

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