Makara

Makara

The word Makara can refer to several different things.

  • Seven sisters who became the Pleiades (star cluster) in the mythology of some Aboriginal tribes in Australia
  • Makara (Hindu mythology), a mythical creature and Varuna's and Ganga's Vahana (mount), in Hinduism
  • Capricorn (astrology) in the Hindu calendar
  • Makara, New Zealand, a rural locality on the coast of the North Island west of Wellington
    • Makara Guardians, a group opposed to wind-farm development at Makara in New Zealand
  • "blessed" in Greek. Since many East European people accepted Christianity from the Greeks, many of these peoples have Makara in the root of some names: Makarios (Greeks). The given name Makar gave rise to a number of last names Makarov (Russians), Makarenko (Ukrainians), Makara (Slovaks).
  • Universitas Indonesia logo name
  • X-Bomber Japanese sci-fi puppet character Commander Makara
  • Makara (magazine), a Canadian feminist arts journal, 1975–1978
  • Makara (surname), a surname of Brythonic and Goidelic origin.
  • Makara (album) is the third studio album released by E.S. Posthumus.
  • Makara means "charcoal" in Kikuyu, a Central Kenya local language
  • Makara (software), an open-source software-project for cloud deployment and management managed by Red Hat

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  • Makara — steht für: im Hinduismus eine mythologische Kreatur und das Reittier (Vahana) von Varuna und Ganga; siehe Makara (Mythologie) im hinduistischen Kalender das Tierkreiszeichen des Steinbocks. in der Mythologie der australischen Aborigines die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • makara — makàra ž DEFINICIJA reg. 1. naprava koja se okreće, a služi za namatanje ili podizanje tereta; vitao, koturača 2. špula s namotanim koncem ETIMOLOGIJA tur. makara ← arap. bäkrä …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • makara — ● makara nom masculin (mot sanskrit) Monstre mythique qui emprunte des traits au crocodile, au dauphin et à l éléphant et qui est souvent représenté dans l art de l Inde en étant associé au kala …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Makara — Tête de Makara, Chine, dynastie Qi du Nord (VIe siècle) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Makara — El mákara es un monstruo marino de la mitología hindú. मकर, en escritura devánagari. makara, en el sistema IAST de transliteración. Es el vájana (montura) de Váruna (el dios del mar). Es el emblema de Kama Devá (del dios del amor). Es el símbolo… …   Wikipedia Español

  • makara — is., Ar. bekere 1) Üzerine iplik, tel, şerit vb. sarılan, kenarları çıkıntılı, ekseni boyunca delik silindir, bobin 2) Sürme kapak rayları üzerinde hareket edecek biçimde metal veya plastikten yapılmış değişik tiplerdeki sürme kapak aleti 3) Bir… …   Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük

  • Makara — Ma|ka|ra der; [s] <aus gleichbed. sanskr. mákara> in der ind. Mythologie mit dem Element Wasser assoziiertes Fabeltier, das in der ind. Kunst meist als krokodilartiges Wesen mit Elefantenrüssel u. Fischschwanz dargestellt ist …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • mäkärä — • hyttynen, itikka, mäkärä, sääski …   Suomi sanakirja synonyymejä

  • Makara — Sp Makarà Ap Macará L PV Ekvadoras; u. V Peru …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Makara (Hindu mythology) — Makara as the Vahana (vehicle) of the goddess Ganga Makara (Sanskrit: मकर) is a sea creature in Hindu mythology. It is generally depicted as half terrestrial animal (in the frontal part in animal forms of elephant or crocodile or stag, or deer)… …   Wikipedia

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