Agni

See also: agni

English

Agni

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní, “fire”).

Proper noun

Agni

1. (Hinduism) A Hindu and Vedic deity of fire.

Translations

Hindu deity

• Assamese: অগ্নি (ogni)
• Bengali: অগ্নি (bn) (ogni)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿耆尼 (zh) (Āqíní)

• Gujarati: અગ્નિ (gu) (agni)
• Hindi: अग्नि (hi) m (agni)
• Hittite: 𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖 (a-ak-ni-iš), 𒀝𒉌𒅖 (ak-ni-iš)
• Irish: Aigní m
• Kannada: ಅಗ್ನಿ (kn) (agni)
• Khmer: ព្រះអគ្គី (preah akkii)
• Malayalam: അഗ്നി (ml) (agni)
• Marathi: अग्नि m (agni)
• Nepali: अग्नी (agnī)
• Newar: अग्नि (agni)
• Norwegian: Agni m
• Oriya: ଅଗ୍ନି (or) (ôgni)
• Persian: اگنی (agni), آگنی (fa) (âgni)
• Portuguese: Agni m
• Punjabi: ਅਗਨੀ (pa) (aganī)
• Russian: Агни́ (ru) m (Agní)
• Sanskrit: अग्नि (sa) m (agní)
• Sinhalese: අග්නි (agni)
• Telugu: అగ్ని (te) (agni)
• Urdu: اگنی m (agni)

References

1. Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, pp. 10-15.[1]

Further reading

• Agni on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Agin, Angi, Gain, Gina, NGIA, Nagi, Ngai, a- -ing, ag'in, agin, gain, gain-, gina, inga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní, “fire”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagnís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís, from *h₁engʷ- (“to burn; fire”). Doublet of anggara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɡ.ni]
• Hyphenation: Ag‧ni

Proper noun

Agni

1. (Hinduism) Agni, a Hindu and Vedic deity of fire.
2. a male or female given name from Sanskrit

Further reading

• “Agni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Agni m

1. (Hinduism) Agni (a deity of fire)