garuda

See also: Garuda

English

statue of Garuda

Etymology

From Sanskrit: Garuḍa गरुड (garuḍa), Pāli Garuḷa

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæɹʊdə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈɹuːdə/

Noun

garuda (plural garudas)

A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Kadruva.

Translations

large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology

Burmese: ဂဠုန် (my) (ga.lun)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 迦楼罗 (zh)
Indonesian: garuda (id)
Japanese: ガルダ (garuda), 迦楼羅 (ja) (karura)
Mongolian: гарьд (garʹd)

Polish: garuda (pl) m
Russian: гару́да f (garúda)
Sundanese: dadali
Thai: ครุฑ (th) (krút)
Tibetan: ཁྱུང (khyung)

Further reading

garuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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