Kartikeya

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proper noun

war god, the son of Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati, and the commander of Deva army.

Similar
SkandaKumaraKumaranKumarMahasenaSubrahmanyanSubramanianSubramaniam
OriginSanskrit कार्त्तिकेय →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kartikeyan

  1. Hinduismwar god, the son of Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati, and the commander of Deva army.

    Synonyms: Skanda, Kumara, Kumaran, Kumar, Mahasena, Subrahmanyan, Subramanian, Subramaniam

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounwar god, the son of Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati, and the commander of Deva army.

Similar
SkandaKumaraKumaranKumarMahasenaSubrahmanyanSubramanianSubramaniamSwaminathanShanmukhaShanmugamSaravananMuruganMurugaArumugamVelavan
Also see
guhamurugan

Origin

  1. Sanskritकार्त्तिकेय
  2. EnglishKartikeya

Borrowed from Sanskrit कार्त्तिकेय (kārttikeya).

More words from Sanskrit

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Translations

Bengali কার্তিক
  • কার্তিক (kartik)son of Shiva
Hindi कार्तिकेय
  • कार्तिकेय (kārtikey)son of Shiva
Punjabi ਕਾਰਤਿਕ
  • ਕਾਰਤਿਕ (kārtik)son of Shiva
Tamil கார்த்திகேயன்
  • கார்த்திகேயன் (kārttikēyaṉ)son of Shiva
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