"akashvani" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: akashvanis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाशवाणी (ākāśavāṇī, “celestial announcement from the sky, or voice from the sky/heaven”); probably through Hindi आकाशवाणी (ākāśvāṇī) or another Indic language with schwa deletion. Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|काश्}}, {{bor|en|sa|आकाशवाणी||celestial announcement from the sky, or voice from the sky/heaven}} Sanskrit आकाशवाणी (ākāśavāṇī, “celestial announcement from the sky, or voice from the sky/heaven”), {{bor|en|hi|आकाशवाणी}} Hindi आकाशवाणी (ākāśvāṇī) Head templates: {{en-noun}} akashvani (plural akashvanis)
  1. (Hinduism, mythology) A gift or message from heaven. Wikipedia link: Akashvani (term), Schwa deletion in Indo-Aryan languages Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism, Mythology
    Sense id: en-akashvani-en-noun-lSnFm6ik Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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