As a deity name
Name 686 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
जलना
to burn, be on fire; to ignite
Śabdasāgara also records: वरुण
a Hindi word of Middle Hindi origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set जलना (jalnā) जलाना (jalānā) जलवाना (jalvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- Sanskrit ज्वल् (jval) Sanskrit ज्वलति (jvalati) Prakrit 𑀚𑀮𑀇 (jalaï) Apabhramsa जलइ (jalaï) Hindi जलना Inherited from Apabhramsa जलइ (jalaï), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀮𑀇 (jalaï), from Sa…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a water-goddess, naiad
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "jaladevatā" is derived from "jaladeva" with the tal suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
jala—deva n. ‘having water as its deity’, the constellation Aṣāḍhā, VarBṛS.; VarBṛ.
jala—devatā f. a water-goddess, naiad, Hariv. 13140.
Dictionary citations
jala—devatā f. a water-goddess, naiad, Hariv. 13140.
jala—deva n. ‘having water as its deity’, the constellation Aṣāḍhā, VarBṛS.; VarBṛ.
Alternative readings
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