दुर्गा

See also: दरगा, दरोग़, and दुर्ग

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

ᬤᬸᬃᬕᬵ (Balinese script)
দুৰ্গা (Assamese script)
দুর্গা (Bengali script)
𑰟𑰲𑰨𑰿𑰐𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀤𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀕𑀸 (Brahmi script)
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 (Grantha script)
દુર્ગા (Gujarati script)
ꦢꦸꦂꦒꦴ (Javanese script)
ದುರ್ಗಾ (Kannada script)
ဒုရ္ဂာ (Burmese script)
ଦୁର୍ଗା (Oriya script)
ꢣꢸꢬ꣄ꢔꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆢𑆶𑆫𑇀𑆓𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖟𑖲𑖨𑖿𑖐𑖯 (Siddham script)
దుర్గా (Telugu script)
དུརྒཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒠𑒳𑒩𑓂𑒑𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From दुस्- (dus-, “badly, with difficulty”) +‎ गम् (gam, “to come to, approach”); literally, "difficult to approach".

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪uɽ.ɡɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪uɽ.ɡɑː/

Proper noun

दुर्गा • (durgā) f

(literary) ‘the inaccessible or terrific goddess’.
Name of the daughter of हिमवत् (himavat) and wife of Shiva.

Descendants

English: Durga
Telugu: దుర్గ (durga)

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