As a deity name
Name 643 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
भीर · noun · feminine
कष्ट । दुःख । तकलीफ · संकट । विपत्ति । आफत — Śabdasāgara
भीर · adj
डरा हुआ । भयभीत · डरपोक । डरनेवाला । कायर । साहसहीन — Śabdasāgara
भीर · bhīr · s.m.
Hero, &c. = bīr, q.v; also = bhīṛ, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 199
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
intimidating
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
1. bhīra mfn. (for 2. See p. 759) intimidating, Śiś.
2. bhīra m. pl. (for 1. See p. 758, col. 2) N. of a people, VP. (prob. w.r. for ābhīrā).
Alternative readings
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