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Nüwa

Syllables: Nü·wa

Nüwa proper noun: a goddess who repaired heaven and created the Earth.

Proper noun

Nüwa

  1. (Chinese) a goddess who repaired heaven and created the Earth
    • The first sovereign was Fuxi, the heavenly sovereign, and first ancestor of 100 emperors. His marriage to his sister, Nüwa, balanced yin and yang.2008, Essential Visual History Of World Mythology, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, page 334

Nüwa meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

Nüwa in Thai

creator
หนึ่งออ

Nüwa in Vietnamese

creator
Nữ Oa

Origin of Nüwa

From Mandarin 女媧／女娲 (Nǚwā).

Questions about Nüwa

What does Nüwa mean?
Nüwa means a goddess who repaired heaven and created the Earth.
What is Nüwa in Thai?
Nüwa in Thai is หนึ่งออ. See Nüwa meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Nüwa?
Nüwa is a proper noun.

Words near Nüwa in the dictionary

  1. Nüchih
  2. Nüchên
  3. Nüchêns
  4. Nürnberg
  5. Nüshu
  6. Nüwa
  7. Nüzhen
  8. Nüzhens
  9. Nüzhi
  10. nāga
  11. nāgas

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