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Pratyusha
प्रत्यूषाSay it pruh-TYOO-shaa
- Meaning today
- Dawn, first light
- Original meaning
- "daybreak, dawn, early morning; also the sun" Apte, p. 747
- Say it
- pruh-TYOO-shaa
- Written
- प्रत्यूषा
- Other spellings
- Prathyusha
Pratyusha
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Pratyusha meaning
Pratyusha (प्रत्यूषा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Daybreak, dawn, early morning; also the sun
Also used to mean: first light
Pratyusha (प्रत्यूषा) is a girls' name made from Sanskrit pratyūṣa, which combines prati-, "towards", with uṣas, "dawn". Apte's dictionary defines pratyūṣa as daybreak, morning and dawn, and as a masculine noun the sun itself and one of the eight Vasus, the elemental gods of the Vedas. Name lists give "dawn" or "the first light", matching the dictionary. The name is used in Telugu-speaking families, where it is spelled Prathyusha, and Pratyush is the corresponding boys' name.
Source: Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1890), p. 747 · entry pratyūṣaḥ, pratyūṣam · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Apte (1890), pratyūṣaḥ, p. 747 · Apte, revised edition (DSAL), pratyūṣa, p. 1089
Spellings
Pratyusha · Prathyusha