As a deity name
Name 73 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by 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
flax (Linum Usitatissimum)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "umāyai" is the dative of "umā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "umāyai" is the dative of "uma" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
umā f. (perhaps fr. √ ve, BRD.) flax (Linum Usitatissimum), ŚBr. vi; Kauś.; Pāṇ.
turmeric (Curcuma Longa), Car.
uma m. a city, town, L.
a wharf, landing-place, L.
Caveats
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