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Ravi

proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

A male given name used in India.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A male given name used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रवि (ravi, “the sun or the sun-god.”).

proper noun

  1. 1

    A river of the Punjab flowing through both India and Pakistan.

    We sit among the rushes on the banks of the Ravi and float in the flat boats on its muddy waters…

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi راوی (rāvī) / ਰਾਵੀ (rāvī), from Sanskrit इरावती (irāvatī).

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