कवि

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • wise man, sage, seer, prophet
  • a singer, bard, poet
  • thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding, leader
  • (figuratively) name of the gates of the sacrificial enclosure (compare कवष् (tr=kaváṣ))

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kawHíṣ inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káwHiš (poet, seer, saint) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kowh₁is.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kowh₁is

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