Aditya

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit आदित्य (ādityá).

Noun

Aditya (plural Adityas)

1. (Hinduism) Any of a group of solar deities, the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa.

Proper noun

Aditya

1. A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India and Nepal.

References

1. Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 86.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Adit, Adithya

Etymology

From Javanese ꦄꦢꦶꦠꦾ (Aditya), from Old Javanese āditya, from Sanskrit आदित्य (ādityá).

Noun

Aditya (first-person possessive Adityaku, second-person possessive Adityamu, third-person possessive Adityanya)

1. (Hinduism) Aditya: Any of a group of solar deities, the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa.

Proper noun

Aditya

1. a male given name from Javanese

Further reading

• “Aditya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

Aditya

1. Romanization of ꦄꦢꦶꦠꦾ