ɹˈaɪɾɚz hæv ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɪndiən mˈiːnɪŋ ʌvðə nˈeɪm ɪn vˈɛɹiəs wˈeɪz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ "əbˌʌv ɹˈeɪn" ænd "plˈeɪs wˌɛɹ ðə ɹˈeɪn kˈʌmz fɹʌm hˈɛvənz".
Writers have interpreted the Indian meaning of the name in various ways, including "above rain" and "place where the rain comes from heavens".