akashvani

English

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.

Noun

akashvani (plural akashvanis)

1. (Hinduism, mythology) A gift or message from heaven.

   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

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