Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Scripts उमा(Sanskrit, Hindi)ఉమ(Telugu)ಉಮಾ(Kannada)ഉമ(Malayalam)உமா(Tamil)
Meaning
Means “flax” in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from the Sanskrit exclamation उ मा (u ma) meaning “O (child), do not (practice austerities)!”, which was addressed to Parvati by her mother.