ganesh

Questions about ganesh

What does ganesh mean?

ganesh means "Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles".

How many syllables are in ganesh?

ganesh has 2 syllables and divides as ga-nesh under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for ganesh?

Close synonyms include Ganesa, Ganesha, Ganapati. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ganesh a common word?

ganesh is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.