Prem
Encyclopedia
Prem is a Sanskrit
word meaning love
. This word is also used in other languages including Assamese
, Marathi
, Bengali
, Kannada
, and Telugu
, and is commonly used as a male first name. It is also an unrelated German
surname.
Prem can refer to:
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
word meaning love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
. This word is also used in other languages including Assamese
Assamese language
Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...
, Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
, Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
, Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
, and Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
, and is commonly used as a male first name. It is also an unrelated German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
surname.
Prem can refer to:
People
- Premchand - Hindi-Urdu writer
- Prem Naseer - Malayalam actor
- Prem Pandey - scientist
- Prem RawatPrem RawatPrem Pal Singh Rawat , also known as Maharaji and formerly known as Guru Maharaj Ji and Balyogeshwar, teaches a meditation practice he calls Knowledge....
- Guru - Prem SinghPrem SinghPrem Singh is a Fijian politician and a member of the National Federation Party . An Indo-Fijian, he won the Nadi Open constituency in the election of 2001, becoming the only candidate of his party to win a parliamentary seat...
- politician - Prem TinsulanondaPrem TinsulanondaGeneral Prem Tinsulanonda is a retired Thai military officer who served as Prime Minister of Thailand from March 3, 1980 to August 4, 1988. He now serves as the Head of the Privy Council of the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej....
- ex-Prime Minister of Thailand - Heimrad PremHeimrad PremHeimrad Prem was a German painter born in Roding, Oberpfalz. From 1949 - 1952 he studied decorative painting at Schwandorf and then studied painting with Josef Oberberger and sculpture with Toni Stadler at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich until 1956...
- German painter - Prem (Kiran)Prem (Kiran)Prem is one of the star directors in Kannada film industry. He is basicaly from Mandya. His name was Kiran, before entering the film industry.He had directed 5 films to date.*Kariya *Excuse Me...
- Kannada director - Prem KumarPrem KumarPrem Kumar is a Malayalam film artist. He did many notable roles in Tele films and TV Operas. He acted in more than 100 films in which he was the hero in 18 films.- Career :...
- Malayalam actor - Prem Kumar (Kannada actor)Prem Kumar (Kannada actor)Prem Kumar, commonly referred to as Prem or 'Nenapirali' Prem is a Kannada cinema actor. He has won Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his film Nenapirali in 2005.-Career:...
- Prem (director) - Tamil director
Places
- Prem, GermanyPrem, GermanyPrem is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany....
- a town in Bavaria, Germany - Prem, SloveniaPrem, SloveniaPrem is a village above the left bank of the river Reka to the northwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Helena and belongs to the Koper Diocese....
- a village in the Ilirska Bistrica Municipality in Slovenia
Science
- Preliminary reference earth model - a commonly used model for the structure of the EarthStructure of the EarthThe interior structure of the Earth, similar to the outer, is layered. These layers can be defined by either their chemical or their rheological properties. The Earth has an outer silicate solid crust, a highly viscous mantle, a liquid outer core that is much less viscous than the mantle, and a...