Hari

Hari proper noun: a name or epithet given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama.

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Proper noun

Hari

(Hinduism) A name or epithet given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama.
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
A surname from Sanskrit.
- To protest the sandwich chain’s use of azodicarbonamide in its bread, Ms. Hari posted a video of herself chewing another item in which the chemical is found: a yoga mat.2015 March 13, Courtney Rubin, “Taking On the Food Industry, One Blog Post at a Time”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2015

Borrowed from Sanskrit हरि (hari).

What does Hari mean?: Hari means a name or epithet given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama.
What is Hari in Hindi?: Hari in Hindi is हरि (hari). See Hari meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Hari?: Hari is a proper noun.

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