Mahakala

Translingual

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाकाल (mahākāla, “Mahakala, a protector deity in Tibetan Buddhism”).

Proper noun

Mahakala

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dromaeosauridae – a theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.

English

Alternative forms

  • Mahākāla

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाकाल (mahākāla).

Proper noun

Mahakala

  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism) A deity in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism, sometimes considered a manifestation of Shiva.

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