"Mahakala" meaning in All languages combined

See Mahakala on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Mahākāla [alternative]
Etymology: From Sanskrit महाकाल (mahākāla). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|महाकाल}} Sanskrit महाकाल (mahākāla) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mahakala
  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism) A deity in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism, sometimes considered a manifestation of Shiva. Wikipedia link: Mahakala Tags: Hinduism, Sikhism Translations (Translations): মহাকাল (mohakal) (Bengali), 大黑天 (daai⁶ hak¹ tin¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 大黑天 (Dàhēitiān) (Chinese Mandarin), महाकाल (mahākāl) (Hindi), 大黒天 (Daikokuten) (Japanese), 대흑천 (daeheukcheon) (Korean), महाकाल (mahākāl) [masculine] (Marathi), Mahakàla [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), མ་ཧཱ་གཱ་ལ། (ma hā gā la) (Tibetan), Đại Hắc Thiên (Vietnamese), 大黑天 (Wu Chinese)

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Sanskrit महाकाल (mahākāla, “Mahakala, a protector deity in Tibetan Buddhism”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|sa|महाकाल||Mahakala, a protector deity in Tibetan Buddhism}} Sanskrit महाकाल (mahākāla, “Mahakala, a protector deity in Tibetan Buddhism”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=|g2=|head=Mahakala|nogendercat=1}} Mahakala
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaeosauridae – a theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Wikipedia link: Mahakala, Mahakala omnogovae
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