Durga

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UK/ˈdʊə.ɡə/US/ˈdʊɹ.ɡə/US/ˈdʊəɹ.ɡə/

proper noun

The goddess of war, strength, and protection.

OriginSanskrit दुर्गा →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismThe 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
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit, common in India. Another name of Parvati.

Origin

  1. Sanskritदुर्गा
  2. EnglishDurga

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā).

More words from Sanskrit

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Translations

Bengali দুর্গা
  • দুর্গা (durga)female deity
Czech Durga
  • Durgafemale deity
Esperanto Durgo
  • Durgofemale deity
French Dourga
  • Dourgafemale deity
Hindi दुर्गा
  • दुर्गा (durgā)female deity
Korean 두르가
  • 두르가 (Dureuga)female deity
Punjabi ਦੁਰਗਾ
  • ਦੁਰਗਾ (durgā)female deity
Russian Ду́рга
  • Ду́рга (Dúrga)female deity
Tamil துர்க்கை
  • துர்க்கை (turkkai)female deity
Ukrainian Ду́рга
  • Ду́рга (Dúrha)female deity
Urdu درگا
  • درگا (durgā)female deity

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Durga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durga

MLA

“Durga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Durga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Durga.

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