Prajapati

P3R1A1J8A1P3A1T1I1

proper noun

A deity, later identified with Brahma.

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Meanings

proper nounPrajapati (countable and uncountable, plural Prajapatis)

plural Prajapatis

  1. HinduismVediccountableuncountablelifestyleA deity, later identified with Brahma.
  2. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. Sanskritप्रजापति“lord of creation”
  2. EnglishPrajapati

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रजापति (prajā́pati, “lord of creation”).

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Translations

Bengali প্রজাপতি
  • প্রজাপতি (projapoti)Hindu deity
Chinese Mandarin 生主
  • 生主 (shēngzhǔ)Hindu deity
Hindi प्रजापति
  • प्रजापति (prajāpti)Hindu deity
Punjabi ਪ੍ਰਜਾਪਤੀ
  • ਪ੍ਰਜਾਪਤੀ (prjāpatī)Hindu deity
Tamil பிரஜாபதி
  • பிரஜாபதி (pirajāpati)Hindu deity
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Chicago

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