As a deity name
Name 74 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
morning light, dawn, morning, &c.
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "uṣāyai" is the dative of "uṣā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "uṣāyai" is the dative of "uṣa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
uṣā f. See below
uṣā f. morning light, dawn, morning, RV.; AV. xii, 2, 45; VS. &c.
1. uṣa m. (for 2. See s.v.) early morning, dawn, daybreak, L.
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