"Gayatri" meaning in English

See Gayatri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|गै}}, {{bor|en|sa|गायत्री}} Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gayatri
  1. an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables (variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of eight syllables each), any hymn composed in the गायत्री metre RV. x, 14 ; 16 & 130, 4 VS. AV. etc. Translations (An ancient metre): गायत्री (gāyatrī) (Hindi), ಗಾಯತ್ರಿ (gāyatri) (Kannada), ഗായത്രി (gāyatri) (Malayalam), गायत्री (gāyatrī) (Nepali), गायत्री (gāyatrī) (Sanskrit), காயத்ரி (kāyatri) (Tamil), గాయత్రి (gāyatri) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-Gayatri-en-name-PTG~4-Lc Disambiguation of 'An ancient metre': 78 22
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Gayatri-en-name-3Eent93z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 53 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gayatri Mantra

Noun

Forms: Gayatris [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|गै}}, {{bor|en|sa|गायत्री}} Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gayatri (plural Gayatris)
  1. A composition in the Gayatri metre.
    Sense id: en-Gayatri-en-noun-hoZZ8-Jv

Inflected forms

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