Vijayadashami
Vijayadashami proper noun: a Hindu festival marking the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura.
Proper noun
Vijayadashami
Vijayadashami meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Vijayadashami in Hindi
- a Hindu festival
- दशहरा daśahrā, विजयादशमी vijyādaśmī, विजयदशमी vijyadaśmī
Vijayadashami in Tamil
- a Hindu festival
- விஜயதசமி vijayatacami
Vijayadashami in Marathi
- a Hindu festival
- विजयादशमी vijyādaśmī
Vijayadashami in Bengali
- a Hindu festival
- দশহরা dośhora, বিজয়াদশমী bijoẏadśomi
More languagesFewer languages
- Vijayadashami in Telugu
- విజయదశమి vijayadaśami
- Vijayadashami in Malayalam
- വിജയദശമി vijayadaśami
- Vijayadashami in Kannada
- ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ vijayadaśami
- Vijayadashami in Punjabi
- ਦੁਸਹਿਰਾ dushirā
- Vijayadashami in Gujarati
- દશેરા daśerā
- Vijayadashami in Sanskrit
- विजयादशमी vijayādaśamī, विजयदशमी vijayadaśamī
- Vijayadashami in Nepali
- दशैं daśa͠i
Synonyms of Vijayadashami
Origin of Vijayadashami
Borrowed from Sanskrit विजयादशमी (vijayādaśamī), from विजय (vijaya) + दशमी (daśamī, “tenth”).
Questions about Vijayadashami
- What does Vijayadashami mean?
- Vijayadashami means a Hindu festival marking the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura.
- What is Vijayadashami in Hindi?
- Vijayadashami in Hindi is दशहरा (daśahrā), विजयादशमी (vijyādaśmī), विजयदशमी (vijyadaśmī). See Vijayadashami meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Vijayadashami?
- Vijayadashami is a proper noun.
Words near Vijayadashami in the dictionary
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