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Vayu

Vayu proper noun: the god of wind in Hindu and Vedic religion. A primary deity, father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Lord Hanuman.

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Proper noun

Vayu

  1. (Hinduism, Vedic) The god of wind in Hindu and Vedic religion. A primary deity, father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Lord Hanuman.
  2. The dual-natured god of the wind and the atmosphere

Vayu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Vayu in Hindi

Indo-Iranian deity
वायु vāyu

Vayu in Tamil

Indo-Iranian deity
வாயு vāyu

Vayu in Marathi

Indo-Iranian deity
वायु vāyu

Vayu in Urdu

Indo-Iranian deity
وایو vāyū
More languagesFewer languages
Vayu in Bengali
বায়ু baẏu
Vayu in Telugu
వాయువు vāyuvu
Vayu in Malayalam
വായു vāyu
Vayu in Kannada
ವಾಯು vāyu
Vayu in Punjabi
ਵਾਯੂ vāyū
Vayu in Gujarati
વાયુ vāyu
Vayu in Odia
ବାୟୁ bāyu
Vayu in Sanskrit
वायु Vāyú
Vayu in Assamese
বায়ু bayu
Vayu in Indonesian
Bayu
Vayu in Persian
وای vây
Vayu in Thai
พระพาย
Vayu in Vietnamese
phong thiên

Forms of Vayu

alternative formVaayu
alternative formVāyu

Origin of Vayu

Borrowed from Sanskrit वायु (Vāyú).

Questions about Vayu

What does Vayu mean?
Vayu means the god of wind in Hindu and Vedic religion. A primary deity, father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Lord Hanuman.
What is Vayu in Hindi?
Vayu in Hindi is वायु (vāyu). See Vayu meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Vayu?
Vayu is a proper noun.

Words near Vayu in the dictionary

  1. Vaynakhiya
  2. Vaynor
  3. Vayntrub
  4. Vayots Dzor
  5. vays
  6. Vayu
  7. vayvoda
  8. vayvodas
  9. vayvode
  10. vayvodes
  11. vaywode

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