प्रभाकर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रभाकर (prabhākara).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾə.bʱɑː.kəɾ/, [pɾɐ.bʱäː.kɐɾ]

Noun

प्रभाकर • (prabhākarm

  1. sun
  2. lamp

Proper noun

प्रभाकर • (prabhākarm

  1. a male given name from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of प्रभाकर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct प्रभाकर
prabhākar
प्रभाकर
prabhākar
oblique प्रभाकर
prabhākar
प्रभाकरों
prabhākarõ
vocative प्रभाकर
prabhākar
प्रभाकरो
prabhākaro

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From प्रभा (prabhā) +‎ कर (kara).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रभाकर • (prabhākara) stemm

  1. ‘light-maker’, the sun (du. sun and moon) (MBh. Kāv. Kathās.)
  2. the moon
  3. fire

Proper noun

प्रभाकर • (prabhākara) stemm

  1. a name of Siva
  2. the name of a class of deities under the 8th Manu (MārkP.)
  3. the name of a serpent-demon (MBh.)
  4. the name of a sage of the race of Atri (Hariv. Pur.)

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀧𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀭 (pahāyara)
    • Assamese: পহাৰ (pohar)
    • Nepali: पहार (pahār), पाहार (pāhār)
  • Kannada: ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ (prabhākara) (learned)
  • Tamil: பிரபாகரன் (pirapākaraṉ)
  • Telugu: ప్రభాకరుడు (prabhākaruḍu)
  • Bengali: প্রভাকর (probhakor) (learned)

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