Durga

Definition: Durga

Durga

Noun

1. Goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; "the inaccessible".

"Durga" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the unattainable".

Date "Durga" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1888. (references)

Synonyms within Context: Durga

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Jupiter	Allah, Bathala, Brahm, Brahma, Brahma, cloud-compeller, Devi, Durga, Kali, oread, the Great Spirit, Ushas; water nymph, wood nymph; Yama, Varuna, Zeus; Vishnu, Siva, Shiva, Krishna, Juggernath, Buddha; Isis, Osiris, Ra; Belus, Bel, Baal, Asteroth; Thor, Odin; Mumbo Jumbo; good genius, tutelary genius; demiurge, familiar; sibyl; fairy, fay; sylph, sylphid; Ariel, peri, nymph, nereid, dryad, seamaid, banshee, benshie, Ormuzd; Oberon, Mab, hamadryad, naiad, mermaid, kelpie, Ondine, nixie, sprite; denizens of the air; pixy; (bad spirit).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Specialty Definition: Durga

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In Hinduism, Durga is a form of Devi, the supreme goddess. She is depicted as a woman riding a tiger,She has a dagger in her hand and she is shown as drinking blood.This signifies life. This form of the Goddess is supposed to represent energy (Shakti). She is married to Shiva. As an avatar, she took the form of Annapurna.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Durga."

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Crosswords: Durga

Non-English Usage: "Durga" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Scottish (surly).

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Modern Usage: Durga

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Durga (1974)

Nav Durga (1953)

Sree Durga (1945)

Durga (1939)

Maa Durga (1921)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Durga

Domain	Title
Books	Durga as Mahisasuramardini : a dynamic myth of goddess (reference) Durga ka patana (reference) Durga Puja ( Our Festivals) (reference) Durga Puja Beginners (reference) Durga Rahasya: A Key to the Eternal Feminine (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Maha Maya: Shri Durga Remixed (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Durga

"Durga" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Durga" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	4	175,879

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Durga

"Durga" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the unattainable".

The following table summarizes names related to "Durga."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Durga	Female	Hindu Mythology	N/A
Durga	Female	Indian	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Durga

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
durga	118	durga saptashati	4
goddess durga	21	durga mandir	4
durga puja	18	bari durga houston	4
durga mata	12	durga rangila	4
durga press	12	durga ma	4
durga chalisa	10	durga statue	3
durga temple	7	durga mother	3
durga picture	7	durga idol making	2
devi durga	6	durga mantra	2
durga maa	6	2003 durga puja	2
durga parvati shiva uma	5	durga image	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "Durga"

Words rhyming with "Durga" (pronounced 'Dur"ga'): Abanga, Alga, Anhinga, Auriga, Badiaga, Beccabunga, Bega, Beluga, Biga, Caatinga, Cotinga, Fuga, massasauga, Moringa, Munga, Omega, Onagga, Plaga, Quadriga, Quagga, ruga, saiga, Siaga, toga, Tringa, Yoga, Ziega. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Durga

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: guard.
	Words within the letters "a-d-g-r-u"
	-1 letter: drag, drug, dura, gaud, gaur, grad, guar, ruga.
	-2 letters: dag, dug, gad, gar, rad, rag, rug, urd.
	-3 letters: ad, ag, ar.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-g-r-u"
	+1 letter: argued, gradus, guards.
	+2 letters: aground, augured, desugar, draught, dustrag, gaudery, gaudier, gradual, guarded, guarder, guisard, gurnard, outdrag, pagurid, sugared, unguard, upgrade.
	+3 letters: adjuring, antidrug, argufied, daughter, desugars, draughts, draughty, dungaree, dustrags, gourmand, graduals, graduand, graduate, graduses, grandeur, guardant, guarders, guardian, guarding, guisards, gurnards, mudguard, offguard, outdrags, outraged, pagurids, quadriga, ragouted, reargued, redargue, regauged, rigaudon, rummaged, sluggard, subgrade, unargued, undaring, underage, ungraced, ungraded, unguards, upgraded, upgrades, vanguard.
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