akashvani

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाशवाणी (ākāśavāṇī, “celestial announcement from the sky, or voice from the sky/heaven; oracle”); probably through Hindi आकाशवाणी (ākāśvāṇī) or another Indic language with schwa deletion.

Noun

akashvani (plural akashvanis)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, mythology) a gift or message from heaven, a divine message, an oracle

   In Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythology, akashvanis often featured in stories as a medium of communication from the heavens to mankind.

Translations

a gift from heaven

• Hindi: आकाशवाणी (hi) f (ākāśvāṇī)
• Kannada: ಆಕಾಶವಾಣಿ (kn) f (ākāśavāṇi)
• Marathi: आकाशवाणी (mr) f (ākāśvāṇī)
• Nepali: आकाशवाणी (ne) f (ākāśavāṇī)
• Odia: ଆକାଶବାଣୀ (or) f (ākāśabāṇi)
• Sanskrit: आकाशवाणी (sa) f (ākāśavāṇī)