English Explanatory Dictionary

vani

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A custom in parts of Pakistan where girls, often minors, are given in marriage or servitude to an aggrieved family as compensation for a dispute, often over murder.
name
  1. A city in the country of Georgia.
name
  1. A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

Word forms

vani Vaani

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ვანი (vani).

Synonyms

swara
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