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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नरसिंह (narasiṃha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nəɾ.sɪŋɡʱ/,
Proper noun
नरसिंह • (narsĩh) m
- (Hinduism) Narasimha, an avatar of Vishnu
Declension
Declension of नरसिंह (sg-only masc cons-stem)
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singular
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direct
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नरसिंह narsĩh
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oblique
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नरसिंह narsĩh
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vocative
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नरसिंह narsĩh
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Sanskrit
Etymology
Compound of नर (nára, “man”) + सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
नरसिंह • (narasiṃhá) stem, m
- ‘man-lion’, great warrior
- fourth avatar of Vishnu
- name of the father of king भैरव
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