As a deity name
Name 253 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
में · feminine
bleat, baa, bleating (cry of a sheep)
मई · feminine
May
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Onomatopoeic.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: Śiva
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Dictionary citations
meḍhra—ja m. N. of Śiva, MBh.
Alternative readings
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