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kalyāṇī

kalyāṇa

fem nom sg of kalyāṇa (adj); fem nom pl of kalyāṇa (adj); fem acc pl of kalyāṇa (adj); fem voc sg of kalyāṇa (adj); …

1. kalyāṇa (adj): good; favourable; propitious; beneficial; beautiful; lovely; ethical
2. kalyāṇa (adj): (of speech) polite; kind; charming; (comm) soft and gentle; lit. good
3. kalyāṇī (adj): excellent; good; auspicious; most fortunate
4. kalyāṇī (fem): beautiful woman; beauty queen; lit. excellent
5. kalyāṇī (fem): name of a river and a town in Sri Lanka; lit. excellent
6. kalyāṇī (fem): good woman; lovely lady; lit. excellent

Etymology. Sanskrit kalyāṇa

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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