Vayu

See also: Vāyu

English

Vayu, the wind.

Alternative forms

• Vaayu
• Vāyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वायु (Vāyú).

Proper noun

Vayu

1. (Vedic religion, Hinduism) The god of wind in Hindu and Vedic religion. A primary deity, father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Lord Hanuman.
2. (Zoroastrianism) The dual-natured god of the wind and the atmosphere

Translations

Indo-Iranian deity

• Assamese: বায়ু (bayu)
• Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬎 (vaiiu)
• Bengali: বায়ু (bn) (baẏu)
• Gujarati: વાયુ (gu) (vāyu)
• Hindi: वायु (hi) m (vāyu)
• Indonesian: Bayu (id)
• Japanese: ヴァーユ (vāyu)
• Kannada: ವಾಯು (kn) (vāyu)
• Korean: 바유 (bayu)
• Malayalam: വായു (ml) (vāyu)
• Marathi: वायु m (vāyu)
• Odia: ବାୟୁ (or) (bāyu)
• Persian: وای (fa) (vây)
• Portuguese: Vayu m
• Punjabi: ਵਾਯੂ (vāyū)
• Russian: Ваю́ m (Vajú), Вайю́ m (Vajjú)
• Sanskrit: वायु (sa) (Vāyú)
• Spanish: Vaiu
• Tamil: வாயு (ta) (vāyu)
• Telugu: వాయువు (te) m (vāyuvu)
• Thai: พระพาย
• Tibetan: རླུང (rlung)
• Urdu: وایو m (vāyū)
• Vietnamese: phong thiên

Further reading

• Vayu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Yuva

Portuguese

Proper noun

Vayu m

1. (Hinduism) Vayu (god of wind in Hinduism)