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Akash

Akash proper noun: the sky and the cosmos.

Proper noun

Akash

  1. (Hinduism, Jainism) The sky and the cosmos.
  2. (Hinduism, Jainism) One 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

Forms of Akash

alternative formAkasha

Origin of Akash

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).

Questions about Akash

What does Akash mean?
Akash means the sky and the cosmos.
What part of speech is Akash?
Akash is a proper noun.

Words near Akash in the dictionary

  1. akaryotes
  2. akaryotic
  3. akasa
  4. Akasagarbha
  5. Akasdhoo
  6. Akash
  7. akasha
  8. Akashi
  9. akashic
  10. Akashic Records
  11. akashvani

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