उषा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उषा (uṣā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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उषा (uṣāf (Urdu spelling اشا)

  1. dawn, daybreak
    Synonyms: प्रत्युष (pratyuṣ), तड़का (taṛkā), भोर (bhor)

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Proper noun

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उषा (uṣāf (Urdu spelling اشا)

  1. (Hinduism) Ushas (Vedic goddess of dawn)
    Synonym: उषस् (uṣas)

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References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “uṣás”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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nominative singular of उषस् (uṣas)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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उषा (uṣā) stemf

  1. dawn

Proper noun

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उषा (uṣā) stemf

  1. (Hinduism) Ushas, the goddess of dawn, mentioned in the Vedas