Meanings
proper noun
alternative Viṣṇu
- HinduismOne of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.
- A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Transliteration of Sanskrit विष्णु (viṣṇu).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Wisjnoe
- Wisjnoethe god
Arabic فِيشْنُو
- فِيشْنُو (fīšnū)the god
Bengali বিষ্ণু
- বিষ্ণু (biśnu)the god
Bulgarian Вишну
- Вишну (Višnu)the god
Catalan Vixnu
- Vixnuthe god
Chinese Mandarin 毗濕奴 /毗湿奴
- 毗濕奴 /毗湿奴 (Píshīnú)the god
Czech Višnu
- Višnuthe god
Danish Vishnu
- Vishnuthe god
Dutch Vishnoe
- Vishnoethe god
Esperanto Viŝnuo
- Viŝnuothe god
Finnish Vishnu
- Vishnuthe god
French Vishnou
- Vishnouthe god
German Wischnu, Vishnu
- Wischnuthe god
- Vishnuthe god
Greek Βισνού
- Βισνού (Visnoú)the god
Hebrew וישנו
- וישנוthe god
Hindi विष्णु, विष्णु
- विष्णु (viṣṇu)the god
- विष्णु (viṣṇu)male given name
Hungarian Visnu
- Visnuthe god
Icelandic Visnjú
- Visnjúthe god
Indonesian Wisnu
- Wisnuthe god
Italian Vishnu
- Vishnuthe god
Japanese ヴィシュヌ, ビシュヌ
- ヴィシュヌ (Vishunu)the god
- ビシュヌ (Bishunu)the god
Korean 비슈누
- 비슈누 (Bisyunu)the god
Latvian Višnu
- Višnuthe god
Lithuanian Višnus
- Višnusthe god
Malay Vishnu
- Vishnuthe god
Norwegian Vishnu
- Vishnuthe god
Polish Wisznu
- Wisznuthe god
Portuguese Visnu
- Visnuthe god
Punjabi ਵਿਸ਼੍ਣੁ
- ਵਿਸ਼੍ਣੁ (viśṇu)the god
Romanian Vișnu
- Vișnuthe god
Russian Ви́шну
- Ви́шну (Víšnu)the god
Slovak Višnu
- Višnuthe god
Spanish Vishnú
- Vishnúthe god
Swedish Vishnu
- Vishnuthe god
Tagalog Vishnu
- Vishnuthe god
Tamil விஷ்ணு, மால்
- விஷ்ணு (viṣṇu)the god
- மால் (māl)the god
- திருமால் (tirumāl)the god
- விட்டுணு (viṭṭuṇu)the god
- மாலோன் (mālōṉ)the god
- பெருமாள் (perumāḷ)the god
Thai พระวิษณุ
- พระวิษณุ (Prá Wít-sà-nú)the god
Turkish Vişnu
- Vişnuthe god
Ukrainian Ві́шну
- Ві́шну (Víšnu)the god
Urdu وِشْنُو
- وِشْنُو (viśnū)the god
Vietnamese Vishnu
- Vishnuthe god
Welsh Vishnu
- Vishnuthe god
Cite this entry
APA
Vishnu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vishnu
MLA
“Vishnu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vishnu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vishnu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vishnu.
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