Akash

alternative Akasha

1. HinduismJainismThe sky and the cosmos.
2. HinduismJainismOne of the five Hindu elements: a primordial, imperceptible substance pervading the sky, cosmos, and open spaces.

   Now when the vital principle aſſumes to itſelf a body of fire, air, and akaſh, it becomes what we call ſpirit or ſoul, and is endued with perception and the activity of thought in its motions.

   1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 13

3. A male given name from Sanskrit.

   The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.

   2025 February 2, Vittoria Elliott, “The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2025