As a deity name
Name 895 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
Name 343 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'मुख्या' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is मुख्य, meaning chief. nearest word: मुख्य — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: the residence of Varuṇa
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mukhyā" is the feminine form of "mukhya" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
mukhyā (ā),f. N. of the residence of Varuṇa, VP.
mukhya mf(ā)n. being in or coming from or belonging to the mouth or face, AV. &c. &c.
being at the head or at the beginning, first, principal, chief, eminent (ifc. = the first or best or chief among, rarely = mukha or ādi, q.v.), TS. &c. &c.
Alternative readings
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