Purana
Purana proper noun: a text that is part of an ancient Indian genre of Hindu or Jain written literature, concerning various topics, including cosmogony and mythology.
Proper noun
Purana (plural Puranas)
Purana meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
Purana in Hindi
- Translations
- पुराण purāṇ
Purana in Tamil
- Translations
- புராணம் purāṇam
Purana in Bengali
- Translations
- পুরাণ puran
Purana in Telugu
- Translations
- పురాణము purāṇamu
More languagesFewer languages
- Purana in Malayalam
- പുരാണം purāṇaṁ
- Purana in Punjabi
- ਪੁਰਾਣ purāṇ
- Purana in Gujarati
- પુરાણ purāṇ
- Purana in Sanskrit
- पु॒रा॒ण purāṇá
Forms of Purana
| plural | Puranas |
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Origin of Purana
Borrowed from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇá, literally “old, ancient”).
Words formed from Purana
Phrases with Purana
Questions about Purana
- What does Purana mean?
- Purana means a text that is part of an ancient Indian genre of Hindu or Jain written literature, concerning various topics, including cosmogony and mythology.
- What is Purana in Hindi?
- Purana in Hindi is पुराण (purāṇ). See Purana meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Purana?
- Purana is a proper noun.
Words near Purana in the dictionary
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