प्रभाकर

Sanskrit

Etymology

From प्रभा (prabhā) +‎ कर (kara).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.bʱɑː.kɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐˈbʱɑː.kɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

प्रभाकर • (prabhākara) stem, m

1. ‘light-maker’, the sun (du. sun and moon) (MBh. Kāv. Kathās.)
2. the moon
3. fire

Proper noun

प्रभाकर • (prabhākara) stem, m

1. a name of Siva
2. the name of a class of deities under the 8th Manu (MārkP.)
3. the name of a serpent-demon (MBh.)
4. the name of a sage of the race of Atri (Hariv. Pur.)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀭 (pahāyara)
  • Assamese: পহাৰ (pohar)
  • Nepali: पहार (pahār), पाहार (pāhār)
• → Kannada: ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ (prabhākara) (learned)
• → Tamil: பிரபாகரன் (pirapākaraṉ)
• → Telugu: ప్రభాకరుడు (prabhākaruḍu)
• → Bengali: প্রভাকর (probhakor) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रभाकर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 634.