Wisnu
Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Sanskrit विष्णु (viṣṇu).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈwisnu/ [ˈwis.nu]
- Rhymes: -isnu
- Syllabification: Wis‧nu
- Homophone: wisnu
Proper noun
[edit]Wisnu
- (Hinduism) One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.
- a male given name from Javanese and Balinese [in turn from Sanskrit]
Further reading
[edit]- “Wisnu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Categories:
- Indonesian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/isnu
- Rhymes:Indonesian/isnu/2 syllables
- Indonesian terms with homophones
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian proper nouns
- id:Hinduism
- Indonesian given names
- Indonesian male given names
- Indonesian male given names from Sanskrit