"Matsya" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya, “fish”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|मत्स्य||fish|tr=mátsya}} Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya, “fish”), {{der|en|iir-pro|*mátsyas}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} Matsya
  1. (Hinduism, Hindu mythology) The first of ten successive avatars of the god Vishnu, who saved the first man Manu from a great flood in the form of a fish. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism

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