Surya
Surya proper noun: the chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras.
Proper noun
Surya
- The chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras.
- Sun
- A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Surya meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Surya in Hindi
- male given name
- सूर्य sūrya
Surya in Tamil
- male given name
- சூரியன் cūriyaṉ
Surya in Marathi
- male given name
- सूर्य sūrya
Surya in Urdu
- male given name
- سوریا sūrya
More languagesFewer languages
- Surya in Bengali
- সূর্য śurjo
- Surya in Malayalam
- സൂര്യ sūrya
- Surya in Kannada
- ಸೂರ್ಯ sūrya
- Surya in Punjabi
- ਸੂਰਜ sūraj
- Surya in Gujarati
- સૂર્ય sūrya
- Surya in Odia
- ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ surjya
- Surya in Sanskrit
- सूर्य sū́rya
- Surya in Assamese
- সূৰ্য xurz
- Surya in Nepali
- सूर्य sūrya
- Surya in Vietnamese
- Nhật Thiên
Forms of Surya
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Origin of Surya
Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya, “the sun or its deity”). Doublet of sun.
Questions about Surya
- What does Surya mean?
- Surya means the chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras.
- What is Surya in Hindi?
- Surya in Hindi is सूर्य (sūrya). See Surya meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Surya?
- Surya is a proper noun.
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