Ganesha

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South Asia/ɡəˈneːʃ(ə)/Western/ɡəˈneɪʃə/

proper noun

A Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva.

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AumkaraEkadantaGajananaGanapatiHerambaLambodaraShurpa KarnaUmaputra
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ganesa · alternative Ganesh

  1. HinduismA Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva.
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
nounGanesha (uncountable)

alternative Ganesa · alternative Ganesh

  1. uncountableThe psychedelic drug 2,5-dimethoxy-3,4-dimethylamphetamine.

Synonyms & antonyms

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AumkaraEkadantaGajananaGanapatiHerambaLambodaraShurpa KarnaUmaputraVakratundaVighnahartaVinayaka
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Origin

  1. Sanskritगणेश
  2. Sanskritगणेश
  3. EnglishGanesha

Borrowed from Sanskrit गणेश (gaṇeśa).

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Translations

Bengali গণেশ
  • গণেশ (goneś)Hindu god
Bulgarian Гане́ша
  • Гане́ша (Ganéša)Hindu god
Catalan Ganesha
  • GaneshaHindu god
Chinese Mandarin 象神, 歡喜天 /欢喜天
  • 象神 (Xiàngshén)Hindu god
  • 歡喜天 /欢喜天Hindu god
  • 象頭神 /象头神Hindu god
  • 伽內什 /伽内什Hindu god
  • 迦尼薩 /迦尼萨Hindu god
Czech Ganéša
  • GanéšaHindu god
Danish Ganesha
  • GaneshaHindu god
Dutch Ganesh, Ganesha
  • GaneshHindu god
  • GaneshaHindu god
Finnish Ganesha
  • GaneshaHindu god
French Ganesh
  • GaneshHindu god
German Ganesha
  • GaneshaHindu god
Hebrew גנש
  • גנשHindu god
Hindi गणेश
  • गणेश (gaṇeś)Hindu god
Italian Ganesha
  • GaneshaHindu god
Japanese ガネーシャ
  • ガネーシャ (ganēsha)Hindu god
Korean 가네샤
  • 가네샤 (ganesya)Hindu god
Latin Ganesha
  • GaneshaHindu god
Lithuanian Ganešas
  • GanešasHindu god
Polish Ganeśa
  • GaneśaHindu god
Portuguese Ganexa
  • GanexaHindu god
Punjabi ਗਣੇਸ਼
  • ਗਣੇਸ਼ (gaṇeś)Hindu god
Russian Гане́ша
  • Гане́ша (Ganéša)Hindu god
Spanish Ganesha
  • GaneshaHindu god
Swedish Ganesha
  • GaneshaHindu god
Tamil பிள்ளையார், விநாயகர்
  • பிள்ளையார் (piḷḷaiyār)Hindu god
  • விநாயகர் (vināyakar)Hindu god
  • கணபதி (kaṇapati)Hindu god
Thai พระคเณศ
  • พระคเณศ (Prá Ká-nêet)Hindu god
Urdu گنیش
  • گنیش (ganeś)Hindu god
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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