garuda
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statue of Garuda
garuda (Nisaetus bartelsi)
See also: Garuda
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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 Vinata.
Translations
large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
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Further reading
Balinese
Romanization
garuda
- Romanization of ᬕᬭᬸᬥ
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦒꦫꦸꦣ (garudha, “eagle”), from Old Javanese garuḍa, from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa).
Pronunciation
Noun
garuda (uncountable)
- garuda: A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata. The bird is represented as an eagle, especially as elang Jawa or Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi).
- (colloquial) The Indonesian official coat of arms, Garuda Pancasila.
- (colloquial) The Indonesian national airline, Garuda Indonesia.
Alternative forms
- geroda (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “garuda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.