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Sumali

Sumali proper noun: a rakshasa king, son of Sukesha, and maternal grandfather of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana, and Shurpanakha in the Ramayana.

Proper noun

Sumali

  1. (Hinduism) A rakshasa king, son of Sukesha, and maternal grandfather of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana, and Shurpanakha in the Ramayana.

Sumali meaning in Hindi

Sumali in Hindi

Ravan's maternal grandfather
सुमाली sumālī

Origin of Sumali

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुमालिन् (sumālin).

Questions about Sumali

What does Sumali mean?
Sumali means a rakshasa king, son of Sukesha, and maternal grandfather of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana, and Shurpanakha in the Ramayana.
What is Sumali in Hindi?
Sumali in Hindi is सुमाली (sumālī). See Sumali meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Sumali?
Sumali is a proper noun.

Words near Sumali in the dictionary

  1. sumagh
  2. Sumain
  3. Sumains
  4. sumak
  5. Sumalang
  6. Sumali
  7. suman
  8. Sumana
  9. sumanene
  10. Sumangga
  11. Sumans

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