garuda

English

statue of Garuda

Etymology

From Sanskrit: Garuḍa गरुड (garuḍa), Pāli Garuḷa

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæɹʊdə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈɹuːdə/

Noun

garuda (plural garudas)

A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Kadruva.
The Hindu name for the constellation Aquila.

Translations

large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology

Chinese:
Mandarin: 迦楼罗 (zh)
Indonesian: garuda (id)
Japanese: ガルダ (garuda), 迦楼羅 (ja) (karura)
Mongolian: гарьд (garʹd)

Polish: garuda (pl) m
Russian: гару́да f (garúda)
Sundanese: dadali
Thai: ครุฑ (th) (krút)
Tibetan: ཁྱུང (khyung)

Hindu name for the constellation Aquila

Further reading

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