Juggernaut Definition
- steamroller
- Jagganath
- jagannatha
- jagannath
Other Word Forms of Juggernaut
Noun
Origin of Juggernaut
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Hindi jagannāth title of Krishna from Sanskrit jagannāthaḥ lord of the world jagat moving, the world (from) (earlier present participle of jigāti he goes gwā- in Indo-European roots) nāthaḥ lord (from nāthate he helps, protects)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Hindi jagannāth title of Krishna from Sanskrit jagannāthaḥ lord of the world jagat moving, the world (from) (earlier present participle of jigāti he goes gwā- in Indo-European roots) nāthaḥ lord (from nāthate he helps, protects)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Hindustani Hindi जगन्नाथ/Oriya ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ/ Urdu جگنّاتھ (jagannāth), from Sanskrit जगन्नाथ (jagannātha, “lord of the universe”) (Jagannath), a title for the Hindu deity Vishnu's avatar Krishna. English form influenced by suffix -naut (“sailor”).
From Wiktionary
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From British colonial era in India, witnessing the Rath Yatra (chariot parade) at Puri, Orissa. The festival features a huge annual procession, with a wagon of the idol of Lord Krishna. Pulled with ropes by hundreds of devotees, the wagon develops considerable momentum and becomes unstoppable.
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