Durga en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdʊɹ.ɡə/ (US)
- /ˈdʊə.ɡə/ (UK)
- /ˈdʊəɹ.ɡə/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā).
Meanings
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(Hinduism) The goddess of war, strength, and protection.
‘He was running riot in the heavens, none of the male gods could kill him; so they joined forces and created Durga, bestowed all their powers on her. That’s why she has ten arms, a weapon in each gifted by a different god.’
2025, Santanu Bhattacharya, Deviants, Fig Tree, page 21:
- A female given name from Sanskrit, common in India. Another name of Parvati.
Deriveds
Translations (28)
or ଦୁର୍ଗା (female deity) · sa दुर्गा (female deity) · mai दुर्गा (female deity) · as দুৰ্গা (female deity) · ne दुर्गा (female deity) · ru Ду́рга (female deity) · pa ਦੁਰਗਾ (female deity) · kok दुर्गा (female deity) · kn ದುರ್ಗೆ (female deity) · ml ദുർഗ്ഗ (female deity) · mr दुर्गा (female deity) · cs Durga (female deity) · bho दुर्गा (female deity) · mni ꯗꯨꯔꯒꯥ (female deity) · gu દુર્ગા (female deity) · si දුර්ගා (female deity) · sat ᱫᱩᱨᱜᱟᱹ (female deity) · bn দুর্গা (female deity) · uk Ду́рга (female deity) · ko 두르가 (female deity) · ta துர்க்கை (female deity) · ur درگا (female deity) · awa दुर्गा (female deity) · tcy ದುರ್ಗೆ (female deity) · hi दुर्गा (female deity) · eo Durgo (female deity) · te దుర్గ (female deity) · fr Dourga (female deity)