Arjuna
See also: arjuna
English
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit अर्जुन (arjuna).
Proper noun
Arjuna (countable and uncountable, plural Arjunas)
- A male given name from Sanskrit, popular in South Asia.
- A major character of the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic.
Alternative forms
- Arjun (given name)
Translations
male given name
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hero of the Mahabharata
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See also
References
- Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, pp. 48-54.
Balinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Javanese Arjuna, from Sanskrit अर्जुन (arjuna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒu.nə/
- Rhymes: -unə
- Hyphenation: Ar‧ju‧na
Proper noun
Arjuna (Balinese script ᬅᬃᬚᬸᬦ)
- Arjuna
- a male given name from Sanskrit, popular in South Asia.
- A major character of the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦄꦂꦗꦸꦤ (Arjuna), from Sanskrit अर्जुन (arjuna).
Proper noun
Arjuna
- Arjuna
- a male given name from Javanese, Sanskrit, popular in South Asia
- a major character of the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic
Javanese
Romanization
Arjuna
- romanization of ꦄꦂꦗꦸꦤ
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्जुन (arjuna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒu.na/
- Rhymes: -na
- Hyphenation: Ar‧ju‧na
Proper noun
Arjuna
- Arjuna
- a male given name from Sanskrit, popular in South Asia.
- A major character of the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic.
Descendants
Further reading
- "Arjuna" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Arjuna m
Tocharian B
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्जुन (arjuna).
Proper noun
Arjuna
- a male given name (, hero of the Mahabharata)
Further reading
Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “Arcune”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 25