Tamil edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

பிரபை (pirapai)

  1. light, radiance, brightness, lustre
  2. (art) nimbus, halo, aureole over the head of a deity
  3. (Hinduism) Durgā

References edit

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “பிரபை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press