कार्त्तिकेय

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Sanskrit[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Vrddhi derivative of कृत्तिका (kṛttikā, “cutters”) with a -य (-ya) extension, from कर्तति (kartati, “to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”).

Proper noun[edit]

कार्त्तिकेय • (kārttikeya) stem, m

  1. Name of a son of Shiva and Parvati; Hindu god of war.

Descendants[edit]

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