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Narasimha

Narasimha proper noun: the fourth avatara of the Hindu god Vishnu.

narasimha: the fourth avatara of the Hindu god Vishnu
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Proper noun

Narasimha

  1. (Hinduism) The fourth avatara of the Hindu god Vishnu.
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit.

Narasimha meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit

Narasimha in Hindi

Fourth Avatara of Hindu God Vishnu
नरसिंह narsĩh

Narasimha in Tamil

Fourth Avatara of Hindu God Vishnu
நரசிம்மன் naracimmaṉ, நரசிம்மர் naracimmar

Narasimha in Telugu

Narasimha
సింగడు siṅgaḍu

Narasimha in Sanskrit

Narasimha, the fourth avatar of Vishnu
नरसिंह narasiṃhá
More languagesFewer languages
Narasimha in Assamese
নৰসিংহ noroxiṅho

Origin of Narasimha

Borrowed from Sanskrit नरसिंह (narasiṃha, literally “man-lion”).

Questions about Narasimha

What does Narasimha mean?
Narasimha means the fourth avatara of the Hindu god Vishnu.
What is Narasimha in Hindi?
Narasimha in Hindi is नरसिंह (narsĩh). See Narasimha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Narasimha?
Narasimha is a proper noun.

Words near Narasimha in the dictionary

  1. Narantaka
  2. naraoiid
  3. naraoiids
  4. Narara
  5. naras
  6. Narasimha
  7. Narasimhan
  8. Narasimhans
  9. narasin
  10. Narathiwat
  11. naratriptan

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Narasimha (page history and authors); సింగడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); नरसिंह (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); নৰসিংহ (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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