Gujarati

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit पावनी (pāvanī)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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પાવની (pāvnī)

  1. pure; holy

Proper noun

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પાવની (pāvnīf

  1. Ganges, Ganga (a major river in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, India; major river in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong and Barisal Divisions, Bangladesh)
  2. Sarasvati River (a mythological river in India and Pakistan)
  3. a female given name, Pavani, from Sanskrit