Pujan
/ˈpuː.dʒən/noun
A Sanskrit-derived term or personal name associated with worship, veneration, or ritual offering.
Did you know?Pujan is related to the ritual term puja, a practice in which offerings, prayers, gestures, and sacred objects express reverence toward a deity or honored presence.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
pūjana
“Worship, honoring, or the act of venerating”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
pūj-
“To honor, worship, or show reverence”
Middle Indo-Aryan period
Prakrits
pūjana
“Ritual honoring or worship”
Medieval South Asia
Indo-Aryan languages
pūjan
“Worship or ritual veneration”
Modern period
Hindi and related languages
पूजन (pūjan)
“Worship, especially ceremonial worship”
Modern English
English
Pujan
“A South Asian personal name or transliterated term connected with worship”