Veer: 1 definition

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Veer means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Veer has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Vira.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Veer in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) heroic; brave, valiant, valorous, gallant; (nm) a hero; brother; ~[karma] a heroic deed, deed of bravery; gallant act; ~[karma] brave, valorous, valiant; one who performs courageous deeds; ~[kavya] heroic poetry, poetry eulogizing heroic deeds; ~[keshari] the bravest of the braves, a hero of heroes; ~[gati] heroic end, the attainment of heaven which is supposed to be the happy lot of a warrior killed in action; •[ko prapta hona, 0milana] to go to glory, to achieve a heroic end, to be killed in action, to attain access to heaven through martyrdom; ~[gatha] saga of heroic deeds/heroism; ~[janani/prasava/prasu/mata] mother of a hero/warrior, a mother who begets a brave/warrior child; -[puja] hero-worship; ~[bhogyavasumdhara] fortune favours the brave; -[yuga] heroic age; —[rasa] the sentiment of heroism (in Indian Poetics); ~[rasa pradhana] heroic; ~[lalita] brave yet tender-hearted; ~[shayya] the battlefield; ~[shreshtha] the best amongst heroes, the greatest of heroes; ~[hridaya] brave, stout-hearted..—veer (वीर) is alternatively transliterated as Vīra.

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