மீனாட்சி

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːnaːʈt͡ɕɪ/, [miːnaːʈsi]

Etymology 1

From மீன் (mīṉ, “fish”) +‎ ஆட்சி (āṭci, “rule”), translates to 'rule of the fish,' referring to the avatar of goddess Parvati (Kotravai in Tamil) as a fisherman's daughter who according to legend was born with beautiful fish-like eyes.

Proper noun

மீனாட்சி • (mīṉāṭci)

1. a female given name from Tamil
2. (Hinduism, literary, poetic) goddess Parvati (as the prominent deity of Madurai (a city in Tamil Nadu))

Etymology 2

From Dravidian மீன் (mīṉ, “fish”) + Sanskrit अक्षी (akṣī, “eyed”).

Proper noun

மீனாட்சி • (mīṉāṭci)

1. a female given name from Sanskrit

   Synonyms: அங்கயற்கண்ணி (aṅkayaṟkaṇṇi), கயல்விழி (kayalviḻi)

2. Alternative form of மீனாக்ஷி (mīṉākṣi)