"Rishi" meaning in English

See Rishi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Rishis [plural], Rishies [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi, “rishi, sage”), via New Indo-Aryan languages, such as Punjabi ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī). Compare rishi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sa|ऋषि||rishi, sage}} Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi, “rishi, sage”), {{bor|en|inc}} Indo-Aryan, {{cog|pa|ਰਿਸ਼ੀ}} Punjabi ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|es}} Rishi (plural Rishis or Rishies)
  1. A South Asian male given name from Sanskrit Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (South Asian given name): ঋষি (riśi) (Bengali), ઋષિ (ŕṣi) (Gujarati), ऋषि (ŕṣi) (Hindi), リシ (Japanese), ऋषी (ŕṣī) (Marathi), ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī) (Punjabi), ᱨᱤᱥᱤ (risi) (Santali), ரிசி (rici) (Tamil), ரிஷி (riṣi) (Tamil), ఋషి (r̥ṣi) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-Rishi-en-name-lZlvlOm~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Santali translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Santali translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'South Asian given name': 76 24
  2. A South Asian surname from Sanskrit
    Sense id: en-Rishi-en-name-~Vnw7y~g Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Richie, rishi Translations (South Asian surname): ऋषि (ŕṣi) (Hindi), ఋషి (r̥ṣi) (Telugu)
Disambiguation of 'South Asian surname': 48 52

Inflected forms

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