rishi

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈrɪʃi/
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From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi, “rishi, sage”), via New Indo-Aryan languages, such as Punjabi ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī). Compare rishi.

From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš (whence Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬴𐬌𐬴 (ərəṣ̌iṣ̌, “seer”)), probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”).

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Hindi: ऋषि (ŕṣi) — South Asian surname
• Tamil: ரிஷி (riṣi) — South Asian surname
• Telugu: ఋషి (r̥ṣi) — South Asian surname
• Bengali: ঋষি (riśi) — South Asian given name
• Gujarati: ઋષિ (ŕṣi) — South Asian given name
• Hindi: ऋषि (ŕṣi) — South Asian given name
• Japanese: リシ — South Asian given name
• Marathi: ऋषी (ŕṣī) — South Asian given name
• Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī) — South Asian given name
• Santali: ᱨᱤᱥᱤ (risi) — South Asian given name
• Tamil: ரிசி (rici) — South Asian given name
• Tamil: ரிஷி (riṣi) — South Asian given name
• Telugu: ఋషి (r̥ṣi) — South Asian given name
• Arabic: رِيشِي (rīšī) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Assamese: ঋষি (rixi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Bengali: ঋষি (riśi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Burmese: ရသေ့ (ra.se.) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Chinese Mandarin: 仙人 (xiānrén) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• French: rishi — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• German: Rishi — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Gujarati: ઋષિ (ŕṣi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Hindi: ऋषि (ŕṣi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Japanese: リシ (rishi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Kannada: ಋಷಿ (ṛṣi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Korean: 리쉬 (riswi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Lao: ລືສີ (lư̄ sī) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Malayalam: ഋഷി (r̥ṣi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Marathi: ऋषी (ŕṣī) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Persian: ریشی (riši) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Russian: ри́ши (ríši) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Sanskrit: ऋषि (ṛṣi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Tamil: ரிஷி (riṣi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Telugu: ఋషి (r̥ṣi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Thai: ฤๅษี (rʉʉ-sǐi) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Urdu: رِشی (riśī) — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint
• Vietnamese: tiên nhân — (post-Vedic) a Hindu sage or saint