மீனாட்சி

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miːnaːʈt͡ɕi/, [miːnaːʈsi]

Etymology 1

From மீன் (mīṉ, fish) + ஆட்சி (āṭci, rule), translates to 'rule of the fish,' referring to the avatar of goddess Parvati (Kotravai in Tamil) as a fisherman's daughter who according to legend was born with beautiful fish-like eyes.

Proper noun

மீனாட்சி • (mīṉāṭci)

  1. a female given name from Tamil
  2. (Hinduism, literary, poetic) goddess Parvati (as the prominent deity of Madurai (a city in Tamil Nadu))

Etymology 2

From Dravidian மீன் (mīṉ, fish) + Sanskrit अक्षी (akṣī, eyed).

Proper noun

மீனாட்சி • (mīṉāṭci)

  1. a female given name from Sanskrit
    Synonyms: அங்கயற்கண்ணி (aṅkayaṟkaṇṇi), கயல்விழி (kayalviḻi)
  2. Alternative form of மீனாக்ஷி (mīṉākṣi)
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