Gender Feminine Usage Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali Scripts पूजा(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) પૂજા(Gujarati) পূজা(Bengali) ਪੂਜਾ(Gurmukhi) పూజా(Telugu) പൂജ(Malayalam) பூஜா(Tamil) ಪೂಜಾ(Kannada) Pronounced Pron. /ˈpuː.d͡ʒaː/(Hindi) Meaning & History From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā) meaning "honour, worship". This is the name of a Hindu ritual of reverence.