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Ravi

Ravi proper noun: a male given name used in India.

Proper noun (1)

Ravi

  1. A male given name used in India.

Proper noun (2)

Ravi

  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…1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 189

Origin of Ravi

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

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

Questions about Ravi

What does Ravi mean?
Ravi means a male given name used in India.
What part of speech is Ravi?
Ravi is a proper noun.

Words near Ravi in the dictionary

  1. raves
  2. ravest
  3. raveth
  4. ravewear
  5. ravey
  6. Ravi
  7. ravier
  8. raviers
  9. ravigote
  10. ravigotes
  11. Ravilious

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