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surya

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
surya
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras.

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Sun

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya, “the sun or its deity”). Doublet of sun.

Inflected Forms

Sūrya (alternative)

Questions

What does surya mean?
The chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras.
Where does surya come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya, “the sun or its deity”). Doublet of sun.

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