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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रवेणिpraveṇiणी [ṇī], णी f.
1. णी ṇī, णी Feminine
2. A braid of hair (in general); हेमभक्तिमतीं भूमेः प्रवेणीमिव पिप्रिये R.15.3.
3. The hair twisted and unadorned (worn by wives in the absence of their husbands).
4. The housings of an elephant.
5. A piece of coloured woollen cloth; Mb.15.27.13.
6. The current or stream (of a river).
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