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trisul

trisul is the alternative form of trisula.

Meaning of trisula

Noun

trisula (plural trisulas)

  1. (Hinduism) A trident, seen as a religious symbol of Hinduism and Buddhism.
    • It may be wondered, at first sight, that the innumerable texts left by Buddhism give us no positive information with regard to the meaning and origin of the trisula.1894, Eugène Goblet d'Alviella, The Migration of Symbols
    Synonyms:
    soolam, sulam

Forms of trisul

pluraltrisuls

Questions about trisul

What is trisul the alternative form of?
Trisul is the alternative form of trisula.

Words near trisul in the dictionary

  1. tristylous
  2. tristyly
  3. trisubstituted
  4. trisubstitution
  5. trisubstitutions
  6. trisul
  7. trisula
  8. trisulas
  9. trisulc
  10. trisulcate
  11. trisulcated

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