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Mariamman

Mariamman proper noun: the Hindu goddess of rain or small-pox.

mariamman: the Hindu goddess of rain or small-pox
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Proper noun

Mariamman

  1. (Hinduism) The Hindu goddess of rain or small-pox.
    Synonyms:
    Amman

Mariamman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Mariamman in Hindi

Hindu goddess
मरिअम्मन mariamman

Mariamman in Tamil

Hindu goddess
மாரியம்மன் māriyammaṉ, அம்மன் ammaṉ

Mariamman in Urdu

Hindu goddess
مری امن mariamman

Mariamman in Bengali

Hindu goddess
মারিয়াম্মান mariẏamman
More languagesFewer languages
Mariamman in Malayalam
മാരിയമ്മൻ māriyammaṉ
Mariamman in Punjabi
ਮਾਰਿਅੰਮਾ māriammā
Mariamman in Odia
ମାରିଆମ୍ମାଁ māriāmmā̃
Mariamman in Sinhala
මාරි අම්මන් māri amman
Mariamman in Assamese
মৰিআম্মা moriamma
Sindhi
مرئمان mrmā̃

Synonyms of Mariamman

Origin of Mariamman

Transliteration of Tamil மாரியம்மன் (māriyammaṉ), from மாரி (māri, “rain; small-pox, death”) + அம்மன் (ammaṉ, “mother, goddess”).

Questions about Mariamman

What does Mariamman mean?
Mariamman means the Hindu goddess of rain or small-pox.
What is Mariamman in Hindi?
Mariamman in Hindi is मरिअम्मन (mariamman). See Mariamman meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Mariamman?
Mariamman is a proper noun.

Words near Mariamman in the dictionary

  1. Mariah
  2. Mariahs
  3. marialite
  4. marialites
  5. marialitic
  6. Mariamman
  7. Marian
  8. Mariana
  9. Mariana Islands
  10. Mariana snailfish
  11. Mariana Trench

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