Prabhu Name Meaning in Hindi — Meaning, Source & Citations

प्रभु prabhu

boy 2 syllables SLP1 praBu

As a deity name

Name 560 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

Name 361 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees

Name 597 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees

Name 113 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees

As a Hindi name

प्रभु · noun · masculine

वह जो अनुग्रह या निग्रह करने में समर्थ हो । जिसके हाथ में रक्षा, दंड और पुरस्कार हो । अधिपति । नायक · जिसके आश्रय में जीवन निर्वाह होता हो । जो रोजी चलाता हो । स्वामी । मालिक · ईश्वर । भगवान् — Śabdasāgara

प्रभु · adj

शक्तिशाली । बलवान् · योग्य । समर्थ । पर्याप्त · प्रतिस्पर्धा । बराबरीवाला — Śabdasāgara

प्रभु · prabhu · s.m.

= پربهو prabhu, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 238

प्रभु · prabhu · s.m.

Superior, ruler, governor, master, lord, owner, proprietor, commander, principal — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 238

प्रभु · feminine,masculine

a surname, equivalent to English Prabhu

प्रभु · masculine

master, lord; God, god; brother (term of address used among males)

a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi प्रभु — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

The Sanskrit parent — प्रभु (tatsama)

pra-bhu See under pra-√ bhū below.

pra-bhu mfn. (Ved. also ū f(vī). ) excelling, mighty, powerful, rich, abundant, RV. &c. &c.

As a Sanskrit word

excelling, mighty, powerful, rich, abundant, &c. &c.

Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)

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