Shyamala
/ʃjɑːməˈlɑː/noun
A feminine Sanskrit name meaning dark, dusky, or blue-black, and an epithet of certain Hindu goddesses.
Did you know?In Hindu traditions, Shyamala can refer to Saraswati or Matangi, especially in forms associated with speech, music, artistic power, and esoteric wisdom.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-Iranian
PII
*śyāma-
“Dark-colored, dusky, or blue-black; a reconstructed ancestral form.”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śyāma
“Dark, dusky, blackish, or dark blue; also used as a personal or divine epithet.”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śyāmala
“Dark, dusky, swarthy, or dark greenish-blue; the feminine form is śyāmalā.”
Medieval Sanskrit Hindu traditions
Sanskrit
Śyāmalā
“A feminine divine name and epithet associated particularly with Saraswati, Matangi, music, learning, and eloquence.”
Modern English
English
Shyamala
“A transliterated Sanskrit feminine name used in English and other modern languages.”