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Pazuzu

Pazuzu proper noun: in Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, the king of the demons of the wind, often depicted as a combination of diverse animal and human parts.

Proper noun

Pazuzu

  1. In Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, the king of the demons of the wind, often depicted as a combination of diverse animal and human parts.

Forms of Pazuzu

alternative formFazuzu
alternative formPazuza

Origin of Pazuzu

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒉺𒍪𒍪 (Pazūzu).

Questions about Pazuzu

What does Pazuzu mean?
Pazuzu means in Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, the king of the demons of the wind, often depicted as a combination of diverse animal and human parts.
What part of speech is Pazuzu?
Pazuzu is a proper noun.

Words near Pazuzu in the dictionary

  1. Pazmino
  2. Pazminos
  3. pazopanib
  4. pazufloxacin
  5. Pazuza
  6. Pazuzu
  7. Pazyck
  8. pazzazz
  9. País Vasco
  10. Paÿni
  11. Pașcani

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