As a deity name
Name 124 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 722 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 756 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a beloved or lovely woman, wife, mistress
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kāntāyai" is the dative of "kāntā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "kāntāyai" is the dative of "kānta" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
kāntā f. a beloved or lovely woman, wife, mistress, Kathās.
a charming wife, L.
1. kānta mf(ā)n. (fr. √ 2. kam), desired, loved, dear, pleasing, agreeable, lovely, beautiful
kānta m. any one beloved, a lover, husband
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