''Megha'' means "cloud" in several Indian languages, comes from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

word मेघ (megha, "cloud"). As a name, it is glossed by the ''Penguin Book of Hindu Names for Boys'' as 'sprinkler', 'cloud, mass', the name of a mythical ''

rakshasa Rākshasa (, , ; ; "preservers") are a race of usually malevolent beings prominently featured in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Folk Islam. They reside on Earth but possess supernatural powers, which they usually use for evil acts such as ...

'', and 'the father of the 5th

Arhat In Buddhism, an ''Arhat'' () or ''Arahant'' (, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved ''Nirvana (Buddhism), Nirvana'' and has been liberated from the Rebirth (Buddhism ...

of the present Avasarpinī. It may refer to: *Megha Alaya or

Meghalaya Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...

, a state in northeastern India, meaning "cloud abode"

Arts and entertainment

*'' Megha Duta'', ancient Indian poem by Kalidasa * ''Megha'' (1996 film), an Indian Hindi-language film * ''Megha'' (2014 film), an Indian Tamil-language film

Music

* ''Megha'' (album), a 1999 Assamese album by various artists.

People

* Megha, also known as

Sumedha In Buddhist texts, Sumedha is a previous life of Gotama Buddha (Pāli; ) in which he declares his intention to become a Buddha. Buddhist texts describe that this takes place when Gotama Buddha is still a Buddha-to-be (', '). Traditions regar ...

, a previous life of the Buddha *

Megha (singer) Harini Ramachandran, professionally known as Megha (born 18 March 1987) is a Tamil playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. She is also a co-founder of School of Excellence, that offers NLP programs and m ...

(born 1987), an Indian Tamil playback singer *

Megha Akash Megha Akash (born 26 October 1995) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film ''Lie'' (2017). She made her Tamil film debut with '' Petta'' and Hindi film debut with ...

Indian film actress

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Music

People

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