Meanings
proper noun
- Buddhisma bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
Origin
- Sanskritमहामायूरी विद्याराज्ञी“great peacock”
- EnglishMahāmāyūrī
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महामायूरी विद्याराज्ञी (mahāmāyūrī vidyārājñī, “great peacock”), from मह (maha) + मयूर (mayūra).
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Chinese Mandarin 孔雀明王
- 孔雀明王 (Kǒngquè Míngwáng)Translations
Japanese 孔雀明王
- 孔雀明王 (Kujakumyōō)Translations
Korean 공작명왕
- 공작명왕 (Gongjangmyeong'wang)Translations
Thai มหามายูรี
- มหามายูรีTranslations
Vietnamese Khổng Tước Minh Vương
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APA
Mahāmāyūrī. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mah%C4%81m%C4%81y%C5%ABr%C4%AB
MLA
“Mahāmāyūrī.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mah%C4%81m%C4%81y%C5%ABr%C4%AB. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mahāmāyūrī,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mah%C4%81m%C4%81y%C5%ABr%C4%AB.
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