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INDRA
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Indian
,
Hinduism
OTHER SCRIPTS:
इन्द्र, इंद्र
(Hindi, Sanskrit)
PRONOUNCED:
IN-dra
[key]
Meaning & History
Means "possessing drops of rain" from
Sanskrit
इन्दु
(indu)
"a drop" and
र
(ra)
"possessing". Indra is the name of the ancient Hindu warrior god of the sky and rain. He is the chief god in the Hindu text the Rigveda.
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