பிரபை

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪɾɐbɐɪ̯/

Noun

பிரபை • (pirapai)

1. light, radiance, brightness, lustre
2. (art) nimbus, halo, aureole over the head of a deity
3. (Hinduism) Durgā

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “பிரபை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press