garuda

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UK/ˈɡæɹʊdə/US/ɡəˈɹuːdə/

noun

A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.

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TarkshyaVainateya
OriginSanskrit गरुड →
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Meanings

garuda1

noungaruda (plural garudas)

plural garudas

  1. A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.

Garuda2

proper noun
  1. The Hindu name for the constellation Aquila.
  2. A Hindu deity, half-bird, half-man, that serves as the vahana of Vishnu.

    Synonyms: Tarkshya, Vainateya

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA Hindu deity, half-bird, half-man, that serves as the vahana of Vishnu.

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TarkshyaVainateya

Origin

  1. Sanskritगरुड
  2. Englishgaruda

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa).

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Translations

Bengali গরুড়
  • গরুড় (goruṛ)large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Chinese Mandarin 迦樓羅 /迦楼罗
  • 迦樓羅 /迦楼罗 (jiālóuluó)large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Finnish garuda
  • garudalarge mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Hindi गरुड़
  • गरुड़ (garuṛ)large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Indonesian garuda
  • garudalarge mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Japanese ガルダ, 迦楼羅
  • ガルダ (garuda)large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
  • 迦楼羅 (karura)large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Polish garuda
  • garudalarge mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Russian гару́да
  • гару́да (garúda)large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Tamil கருடன்
  • கருடன் (karuṭaṉ)large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Thai ครุฑ, พญาครุฑ
  • ครุฑ (krút)large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
  • พญาครุฑlarge mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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garuda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garuda

MLA

“garuda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garuda. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garuda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garuda.

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