Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Hind. myth., the goddess of speech, music, arts, and letters.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Hind. Myth.) The sakti or wife of Brahma; the Hindoo goddess of learning, music, and poetry.

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  • proper noun The Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts.
  • proper noun A legendary river in the Rigveda.
  • proper noun A female given name used in India.

Etymologies

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From Sanskrit सरस्वती (sarasvatī).

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