Telugu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi).

Noun

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ఋషి (r̥ṣi? (plural ఋషులు)

  1. a prophet or saint, gifted with supernatural powers
  2. a sage

References

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"ఋషి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 178