Jagannath

or Jag·a·nath

[ juhg-uh-naht, -nawt ]

nounHinduism.
  1. a name of Krishna or Vishnu.

  2. a regional Hindu deity in parts of India and Bangladesh, associated with Krishna or Vishnu: focus of an annual ceremony at the chief temple in Puri, Oshida, India, where an idol of the god is placed in a large, heavy cart and dragged by volunteers to a neighboring temple.

Origin of Jagannath

1
First recorded in 1630–40; from Hindi Jagannāth, from Sanskrit Jagannātha- “lord of the world,” equivalent to jagat “the world,” literally, “moving” (present participle of jagāti, jigāti “he, she, it goes”; see also come ) + nātha- “lord, protector”
  • Also Jag·an·na·tha [juhg-uh-naht-huh]. /ˌdʒʌg əˈnɑt hə/.

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Jagannath

Jagganath Jagannatha (ˌdʒʌɡəˈnɑːθə)

/ (ˈdʒʌɡəˌnɑːt, -ˌnɔːt) /


noun
  1. Hinduism other names for Juggernaut

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