अरविन्द

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Pali

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Noun

अरविन्द n

  1. Devanagari script form of aravinda (lotus)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Uncertain. Probably borrowed from Dravidian.[1]

Probably related to कुरुविन्द (kuruvinda, ruby) (for the semantic relation, compare Sanskrit पद्म (padma, lotus) and पद्मराग (padmarāga, ruby, literally lotus-coloured)(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

Noun

अरविन्द (aravinda) stemm

  1. lotus
    Synonym: पद्म (padma)

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References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “aravinda-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 13