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Durga
DOOR-gah
ˈdʊərɡəListen
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Syllable breakdown
Durga
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sanskrit — 'durgā' meaning 'the inaccessible, the invincible'.
- Meaning
- A principal form of the goddess Devi in Hinduism, associated with protection, strength, motherhood, and destruction of evil.
- Gender
- female
Common mispronunciations
DUR-gahDOUR-gah
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