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Shravya
श्राव्या
audible; worthy of being heard
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Shravya means ‘audible’, ‘to be heard’ or ‘worth hearing’, from Sanskrit śrāvya. Monier-Williams records the adjective with examples from works including the Ramayana and Kathāsaritsāgara. It comes from a root meaning ‘to hear’. The feminine name adds a long final vowel to the dictionary form. Its meaning concerns something heard or worth hearing, rather than a claim that the name itself means a sweet voice.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit dictionary, श्राव्य. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
श्राव्या is read shraav-yaa, in two syllables with long vowels. Sravya is another Roman spelling used in South Indian contexts. Keep sh and r together at the start, and v and y together at the end. The dictionary adjective श्राव्य has a shorter final vowel.
Also spelled Sravya.