1. ವಿಷಾಣ

    ♪ viṣāṇa
      noun
    1. a hard, hollow, bony or keratinous, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals; a horn.
    2. a very long, large, pointed tooth, usu. one of a pair, projecting outside the mouth and used for defense, digging up food, etc. as in elephants, wild boars, walruses, etc.
  2. ವಿಷಾಣಿ

    ♪ viṣāṇi
      noun
    1. any animal that has a horn or horns, as a cow, buffalo, etc.
    2. any animal with tusks, as an elephant, wild boar, etc.
    3. (myth.) a person having horns.
    4. the tree Lannea coromandelica ( = Odina woodier) of Anacardiaceae family; Indian ash tree.
  3. ವಿಷಾಣು

    ♪ viṣāṇu
      noun
    1. any microscopic organism, esp. one of the bacteria, that can cause disease; a germ.
  4. ವಿಷ್ಣು

    ♪ Viṣṇu
      noun
    1. one of the most prominent deities of HIndus; the preserver of the world order.
    2. name of one of the twelve Adityas, a class of gods.
    3. an esoteric hymn, of which Viṣṇu is the presiding deity.
    4. the brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Altair.
    5. Agni, the Fire-God.
    6. (pros.) a set of three syllables (some times the initial long one is substituted by two short ones making it five) which can be put in eight combinations.