"Durga" meaning in English

See Durga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|गम्}}, {{bor|en|sa|दुर्गा}} Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Durga
  1. A powerful Indian female deity. Translations (female deity): দুৰ্গা (durga) (Assamese), दुर्गा (durgā) (Awadhi), দুর্গা (durga) (Bengali), दुर्गा (durgā) (Bhojpuri), Durga [feminine] (Czech), Durgo (Esperanto), Dourga [feminine] (French), દુર્ગા (durgā) (Gujarati), दुर्गा (durgā) [feminine] (Hindi), ದುರ್ಗೆ (durge) (Kannada), दुर्गा (durgā) (Konkani), 두르가 (Dureuga) (Korean), दुर्गा (durgā) (Maithili), ദുർഗ്ഗ (duṟgga) (Malayalam), ꯗꯨꯔꯒꯥ (dooragaa) (Manipuri), दुर्गा (durgā) (Marathi), दुर्गा (durgā) (Nepali), ଦୁର୍ଗା (durga) (Oriya), ਦੁਰਗਾ (durgā) (Punjabi), Ду́рга (Dúrga) [feminine] (Russian), दुर्गा (durgā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), ᱫᱩᱨᱜᱟᱹ (durgă) (Santali), දුර්ගා (durgā) (Sinhalese), துர்க்கை (turkkai) (Tamil), దుర్గ (durga) (Telugu), ದುರ್ಗೆ (durge) (Tulu), Ду́рга (Dúrha) [feminine] (Ukrainian), درگا (durgā) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Durga-en-name-dd72TZLg Disambiguation of 'female deity': 79 21
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit, common in India. Another name of Parvati Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Hindu deities
    Sense id: en-Durga-en-name-~~b4Apg~ Disambiguation of Hindu deities: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Durga Puja

Alternative forms

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