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Nanda

Nanda proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Nanda (plural Nandas)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Nanda

  1. The half-sister of Gautama Buddha.

Proper noun (3)

Nanda

  1. The half-brother of Gautama Buddha.

Nanda meaning in Sanskrit, Sinhala, Thai and Myanmar

Nanda in Sanskrit

half-sister of Gautama Buddha
सुन्दरीनन्दा sundarīnandā

Nanda in Sinhala

half-brother of Gautama Buddha
නන්ද nanda

Nanda in Thai

half-brother of Gautama Buddha
พระนันทะ

Nanda in Myanmar

half-sister of Gautama Buddha
သုန္ဒရီနန္ဒာ sunda.rinanda, နန္ဒာ nanda
half-brother of Gautama Buddha
သုန္ဒရနန္ဒ sunda.ra.nanda., နန္ဒ nanda., နန္ဒထေရ် nanda.hter

Forms of Nanda

pluralNandas

Origin of Nanda

From Burmese နန္ဒာ (nanda).

From Sanskrit सुन्दरी नन्दा (sundarī nandā) or Pali Sundarī Nandā.

From Sanskrit सुन्दरनन्द (sundarananda) or Pali Sundarananda.

Questions about Nanda

What does Nanda mean?
Nanda means a surname.
What is Nanda in Sanskrit?
Nanda in Sanskrit is सुन्दरीनन्दा (sundarīnandā). See Nanda meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is Nanda?
Nanda is a proper noun.

Words near Nanda in the dictionary

  1. nancyboys
  2. nancys
  3. nand
  4. NAND gate
  5. NAND gates
  6. Nanda
  7. Nanda Devi
  8. Nandaly
  9. Nandamuri
  10. Nandamuris
  11. Nandan

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