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Shani

Shani proper noun: a deity in Hinduism, the personification of the planet Saturn, associated with justice, karma, and discipline.

shani: a deity in Hinduism, the personification of the planet Saturn, associated with justice, karma, and...
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Proper noun

Shani

  1. (Hinduism) A deity in Hinduism, the personification of the planet Saturn, associated with justice, karma, and discipline.
  2. Saturn

Shani meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Shani in Hindi

Hindu deity
शनि śani

Shani in Tamil

Hindu deity
சனி caṉi

Shani in Marathi

Hindu deity
शनि śani

Shani in Bengali

Hindu deity
শনি śani
More languagesFewer languages
Shani in Telugu
శని śani
Shani in Malayalam
ശനി śani
Shani in Kannada
ಶನಿ śani
Shani in Gujarati
શનિ śani
Shani in Sanskrit
शनि śani
Shani in Assamese
শনি śani
Shani in Nepali
शनि śani

Origin of Shani

Borrowed from Sanskrit शनि (Śani).

Questions about Shani

What does Shani mean?
Shani means a deity in Hinduism, the personification of the planet Saturn, associated with justice, karma, and discipline.
What is Shani in Hindi?
Shani in Hindi is शनि (śani). See Shani meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Shani?
Shani is a proper noun.

Words near Shani in the dictionary

  1. Shangzhou
  2. Shanhaiguan
  3. Shanholtz
  4. Shanholtzes
  5. Shanhsi
  6. Shani
  7. Shania
  8. Shanice
  9. Shanicqua
  10. Shaniequa
  11. Shanika

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