Vishnu
/ˈvɪʃnu/
Vishnu proper noun: one of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.
Proper noun
Vishnu
- One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.
- A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Vishnu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Vishnu in Hindi
- the god
- विष्णु viṣṇu
- male given name
- विष्णु viṣṇu
Vishnu in Tamil
- the god
- விஷ்ணு viṣṇu, மால் māl, திருமால் tirumāl, விட்டுணு viṭṭuṇu, மாலோன் mālōṉ, பெருமாள் perumāḷ
Vishnu in Marathi
- the god
- विष्णु viṣṇu
Vishnu in Urdu
- the god
- وشنو viṣṇu
More languagesFewer languages
- Vishnu in Bengali
- বিষ্ণু biśnu
- Vishnu in Telugu
- విష్ణువు viṣṇuvu
- Vishnu in Malayalam
- വിഷ്ണു viṣṇu
- Vishnu in Kannada
- ವಿಷ್ಣು viṣṇu
- Vishnu in Punjabi
- ਵਿਸ਼੍ਣੁ viśṇu
- Vishnu in Gujarati
- વિષ્ણુ viṣṇu
- Vishnu in Odia
- ବିଷ୍ଣୁ biṣṇu, ଵିଷ୍ଣୁ viṣṇu, ୱିଷ୍ଣୁ wiṣṇu
- Vishnu in Sanskrit
- विष्णु víṣṇu
- Vishnu in Sinhala
- විෂ්ණු wiṣṇu
- Vishnu in Assamese
- বিষ্ণু bisnu, বিষ্টো bistü
- Vishnu in Tagalog
- Vishnu
- Vishnu in Arabic
- فِيشْنُو fīšnū
- Vishnu in Malay
- Vishnu
- Vishnu in Indonesian
- Wisnu
- Vishnu in Persian
- ویشنو višnu
- Vishnu in Thai
- พระวิษณุ Prá Wít-sà-nú
- Vishnu in Vietnamese
- Vishnu
- Vishnu in Myanmar
- ဗိဿနိုး bi.ssa.nui:
Synonyms of Vishnu
Forms of Vishnu
| alternative form | Viṣṇu |
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Origin of Vishnu
Transliteration of Sanskrit विष्णु (viṣṇu).
Words formed from Vishnu
Questions about Vishnu
- What does Vishnu mean?
- Vishnu means one of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.
- What is Vishnu in Hindi?
- Vishnu in Hindi is विष्णु (viṣṇu). See Vishnu meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Vishnu?
- Vishnu is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Vishnu?
- Vishnu is pronounced /ˈvɪʃnu/.
Words near Vishnu in the dictionary
Source and license
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