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Somnath

Somnath proper noun: name of a Hindu temple in Gujarat, India. It is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.

Proper noun

Somnath

  1. (Hinduism) Name of a Hindu temple in Gujarat, India. It is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

Origin of Somnath

From Sanskrit सोमनाथ (somanātha) (सोम + नाथ).

Words formed from Somnath

Questions about Somnath

What does Somnath mean?
Somnath means name of a Hindu temple in Gujarat, India. It is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.
What part of speech is Somnath?
Somnath is a proper noun.

Words near Somnath in the dictionary

  1. somnambulize
  2. somnambulized
  3. somnambulizes
  4. somnambulizing
  5. somnambulous
  6. Somnath
  7. somner
  8. somners
  9. somnetic
  10. somni-
  11. somnial

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