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Ka

Ka

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A name for an early Hindu creator god like Brahma
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Ka
  • In the ancient texts, the followers often prayed to Ka for guidance and wisdom.
  • Ka Mkame

Examples

  • According to legend, Ka created the universe through his divine will.

  • "The priests gathered to honor Ka in their rituals and ceremonies."

  • Into Mami Ka's Glory again

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Good morrow, Ka...

    Kiss Me Kate (1953)

Synonyms

Brahma
vsKa
  • Literature
3 7.9

A creator god in Hinduism who is one of the three main gods

is used as an epithet or name for that major creator in myth
Prajapati
vsKa
  • Literature
9.9

A Hindu creator god that people often call Brahma

is used as an epithet or name for that creator figure in myths

Surface Forms

Ka main

Etymology

Ka is an ancient Sanskrit name found in old hymns for the creator, a very short and mysterious label for the one who makes the world. One helpful way to remember Ka is to think of it as meaning 'the maker' or 'that which is', which is why poets used it for Brahma and Prajapati.