Save Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts मत्स्य(Sanskrit) Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɐt̪.s̪jɐ/(Sanskrit) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "fish" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu, who appears as a fish to save the life of the first man, Manu, during a great flood.
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