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Durga
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English
thumb|Maa Durga Divine Pratima
Etymology
en ine-pro *dus-
en sa गम्
en sa दुर्गा.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdʊə.ɡə/ UK
en /ˈdʊɹ.ɡə/ /ˈdʊəɹ.ɡə/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Durga.wav US
en Dur ga
Proper noun
en Hinduism The goddess of war, strength, and protection.
en 2025 Santanu Bhattacharya Deviants Fig Tree 21 ‘He was running riot in the heavens, none of the male gods could kill him; so they joined forces and created Durga, bestowed all their powers on her. That’s why she has ten arms, a weapon in each gifted by a different god.’
en female Sanskrit, common in India. Another name of Parvati.
Derived terms
en Durga Puja
Translations
female deity
Assamese: as দুৰ্গা
Awadhi: awa दुर्गा
Bengali: bn দুর্গা
Bhojpuri: bho दुर्गा
Czech: cs Durga f
Esperanto: eo Durgo
French: fr Dourga f
Gujarati: gu દુર્ગા
Hindi: hi दुर्गा f
Kannada: kn ದುರ್ಗೆ
Konkani: kok दुर्गा
Korean: ko ^두르가
Maithili: mai दुर्गा
Malayalam: ml ദുർഗ്ഗ
Manipuri: mni ꯗꯨꯔꯒꯥ
Marathi: mr दुर्गा
Nepali: ne दुर्गा
Oriya: or ଦୁର୍ଗା
Punjabi: pa ਦੁਰਗਾ
Russian: ru Ду́рга f
Sanskrit: sa दुर्गा f
Santali: sat ᱫᱩᱨᱜᱟᱹ
Sinhalese: si දුර්ගා
Tamil: ta துர்க்கை
Telugu: te దుర్గ
Tulu: tcy ದುರ್ಗೆ
Ukrainian: uk Ду́рга f
Urdu: ur درگا durgā
See also
Anagrams
en adgru Dagur Darug Dugar Guard draug durag guard
en Hindu deities
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
cs Hindu god en Durga (Hindu goddess)
Declension
f.sg