ரோகிணி

Tamil

Alternative forms

• உரோகிணி (urōkiṇi), ரோஹிணி (rōhiṇi), உரோகணி (urōkaṇi), அரோகிணி (arōkiṇi), உரோணி (urōṇi)

Etymology

From Sanskrit रोहिणी (rohiṇī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾoːɡɪɳɪ/, [ɾoːɡɪɳi]

Noun

ரோகிணி • (rōkiṇi)

1. (astronomy, astrology) The 4th nakshatra
2. (music) a division of the sixth note of the gamut.
3. (Hinduism) the mother of Balarama
4. a female given name from Sanskrit

References

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