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 and three breasts.
Proper noun
மீனாட்சி • (mīṉāṭci)
- a female given name from Tamil
- (Hinduism, literary, poetic) goddess Parvati (as the prominent deity of Madurai (a city in Tamil Nadu))
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit मीनाक्षी (mīnākṣī, “fish-eyed”).
Proper noun
மீனாட்சி • (mīṉāṭci)
- a female given name from Sanskrit
- Synonyms: அங்கயற்கண்ணி (aṅkayaṟkaṇṇi), கயல்விழி (kayalviḻi)
- Alternative form of மீனாக்ஷி (mīṉākṣi)