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garuda¹

  • /ˈɡæɹʊdə/ UK
  • /ɡəˈɹuːdə/ US

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa).

noun garudas

  1. A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.

Garuda²

proper noun

  1. The Hindu name for the constellation Aquila.
  2. A Hindu deity, half-bird, half-man, that serves as the vahana of Vishnu.

    Similar: Tarkshya, Vainateya

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noun large mythical bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology

日本語ガルダ garuda, 迦楼羅 karura
中文迦樓羅 /迦楼罗 jiālóuluó
हिन्दीगरुड़ garuṛ
Русскийгару́да garúda

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"garuda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/garuda. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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garuda. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/garuda

Chicago

"garuda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/garuda.

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@misc{garuda_2026,
  title = {garuda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garuda},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}