akashvani

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noun

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.”

OriginSanskrit आकाशवाणी ← Hindi आकाशवाणी →
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Meanings

nounakashvani (plural akashvanis)

plural akashvanis

  1. HinduismJainismBuddhisma 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.

Origin

  1. Hindiआकाशवाणी
  2. Sanskritआकाशवाणी“celestial announcement from the sky, or voice from the sky/heaven; oracle”
  3. Englishakashvani

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.

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Translations

Hindi आकाशवाणी
  • आकाशवाणी (ākāśvāṇī)a gift from heaven
Indonesian angkasawati
  • angkasawatia gift from heaven
Malaysian angkasawani
  • angkasawania gift from heaven
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APA

akashvani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akashvani

MLA

“akashvani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akashvani. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “akashvani,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akashvani.

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