As a deity name
Name 618 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 669 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 83 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 535 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
प्रणव · noun · masculine
ओंकार । ब्रह्मबीज । ओंकार मंत्र · त्रिदेव (ब्रह्मां, विष्णु, महेश) · परमेश्वर — Śabdasāgara
प्रणव · pra-ṇav · s.m.
The mystical or sacred syllable Om — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 255
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a kind of small drum or tabor = (and prob. w.r. for) paṇana
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
pra-ṇava See pra-ṇu.
pra-˚ṇava (or pra-ṇ˚), m. f. (ifc. f(ā). ) the mystical or sacred syllable om, VS.; TS.; ŚBr.; Mn. (ifc. also -ka) &c. (-tva n., RāmatUp.)
pra-˚ṇava m. a kind of small drum or tabor = (and prob. w.r. for) paṇana, L.
praṇava m. (-vaḥ) The mystical name of the Deity, or syllable Om. 2 A small kind of drum or tabor. E. pra before ṇu to praise, aff. ac.
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