दुर्गा

See also: दरगा, दरोग़, and दुर्ग

Sanskrit

Etymology

दुस्- (dus-, “badly, with difficulty”) +‎ गम् (gam, “to come to, approach”)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪uɽ.ɡɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪uɽ.ɡɑː/

Proper noun

दुर्गा • (durgā) f

(literary) ‘the inaccessible or terrific goddess’.
Name of the daughter of हिमवत् (himavat) and wife of Shiva.

Descendants

English: Durga
Telugu: దుర్గ (durga)

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