Ravi

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name used in India.
  2. 2
    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

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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