"Vayu" meaning in English

See Vayu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit वायु (Vāyú). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|वायु|tr=Vāyú}} Sanskrit वायु (Vāyú) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vayu
  1. (Hinduism) The god of wind in Hindu and Vedic religion. A primary deity, father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Lord Hanuman. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Buddhist deities, Hindu deities, Hinduism Synonyms: Vaayu, Vāyu Translations (god of wind in Indian religions): বায়ু (bayu) (Assamese), বায়ু (baẏu) (Bengali), 風天 (Chinese Mandarin), 风天 (fēngtiān) (Chinese Mandarin), વાયુ (Gujarati), वायु (vāyu) [masculine] (Hindi), 風天 (fūten) (Japanese), ವಾಯು (vāyu) (Kannada), 풍천 (Pungcheon) (Korean), വായു (vāyu) (Malayalam), वायु (vāyu) [masculine] (Marathi), ବାୟୁ (bāyu) (Odia), Vayu [masculine] (Portuguese), ਵਾ (vā) (Punjabi), وا (vā) (Punjabi), Ваю́ (Vajú) [masculine] (Russian), Вайю́ (Vajjú) [masculine] (Russian), वायु (Vāyú) (Sanskrit), Vāyu (Spanish), வாயு (vāyu) (Tamil), พระพาย (Thai), རླུང (rlung) (Tibetan), phong thiên (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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