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.

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