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Kailash

Kailash proper noun: a mountain of the Transhimalaya in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, considered to be sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bön.

Proper noun

Kailash

  1. A mountain of the Transhimalaya in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, considered to be sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bön.
    • Is that some kind of writing?
      Yeah, it's Sanskrit. It's part of the legend of Sankara. He climbs Mount Kailash where he meets Shiva, the Hindu god.1984, 34:10 from the start, in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom^(https://archive.org/details/movie-hollywood-720p-sub-indonesia_202209/Indiana+Jones+And+The+Temple+Of+Doom+(1984)+BR/Indiana+Jones+...
    • Her head is reborn as Shiva on Mount Kailash, and her trunk as Gaura Devi in Rishasau.1991, William S. Sax, Mountain Goddess: Gender and Politics in a Himalayan Pilgrimage, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 28
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit.

Kailash meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

Kailash in Hindi

mountain in Tibet
कैलास kailās, कैलाश kailāś, कैलास पर्वत kailās parvat, कैलाश पर्वत kailāś parvat, अष्टापद aṣṭāpad, रजताद्रि rajtādri

Kailash in Tamil

mountain in Tibet
கயிலை kayilai

Kailash in Bengali

mountain in Tibet
কৈলাস পর্বত kōilaś porbot

Kailash in Telugu

mountain in Tibet
కైలాసము kailāsamu
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Kailash in Sanskrit
कैलाश पर्वत kailāśa parvata
Kailash in Nepali
कैलाश पर्वत kailāś parvat
Kailash in Thai
ไกรลาส, เขาไกรลาส

Forms of Kailash

alternative formKailasa

Origin of Kailash

Borrowed from Sanskrit कैलास (kailāsa).

Questions about Kailash

What does Kailash mean?
Kailash means a mountain of the Transhimalaya in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, considered to be sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bön.
What is Kailash in Hindi?
Kailash in Hindi is कैलास (kailās), कैलाश (kailāś), कैलास पर्वत (kailās parvat). See Kailash meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Kailash?
Kailash is a proper noun.

Words near Kailash in the dictionary

  1. Kaila
  2. Kailahun
  3. kailan
  4. Kailani
  5. Kailasa
  6. Kailash
  7. Kailee
  8. Kailey
  9. kailkenny
  10. kails
  11. Kailu

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