As a deity name
Name 245 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
सेतु · noun · masculine
बंधन । बँधाव · मिट्टी का ऊँचा पटाव जो कुछ दूर तक चला गया हो । बाँध । धुस्स · मेंड़ । डाँड़ — Śabdasāgara
सेतु · adj
जिसमें कोई रंग न मालूम हो । बिना रंग का । सफेद । धौला । चिट्टा · शुभ्र । उज्वल । साफ । निर्गल · निर्दोष । निष्कलंक — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ श्वेत
सेतु · setu · s.m.
A ridge of earth, a mound, bank, causeway, dike, dam; a raised piece of ground separating fields serving as a boundary, or as a passage during inundations); a landmark; a bridge — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 709
सेतु · masculine
bridge
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi सेतु — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit सेतु (setu).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
setu mfn. (fr. √ 1. si) binding, who or what binds or fetters, RV.
setu m. a bond, fetter, ib.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a ridge of earth, mound, bank, causeway, dike, dam, bridge, any raised piece of ground separating fields (serving as a boundary or as a passage during inundations), &c. &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
setu mfn. (fr. √ 1. si) binding, who or what binds or fetters, RV.
setu m. a bond, fetter, ib.
a ridge of earth, mound, bank, causeway, dike, dam, bridge, any raised piece of ground separating fields (serving as a boundary or as a passage during inundations), RV. &c. &c.
Rāma's bridge (see setubandha), BhP.
a landmark, boundary, limit (also fig. = ‘barrier, bounds’), Mn.; MBh. &c.
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