कार्त्तिकेय

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

कार्त्तिकेय • (kārttikeya) stem, m

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

Descendants

• → English: Kartikeya
• → Telugu: కార్తికేయుడు (kārtikēyuḍu)