English Explanatory Dictionary

Varuna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld.
  2. Neptune
  3. 20000 Varuna; a large planetoid orbiting in the scattered disk.

Pronunciation

/ˈværənə/

Word forms

Varuna Varuṇa

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa).

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