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Tanvi
तन्वी
slender, delicate
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Tanvi means ‘slender’ or ‘delicate’ in Sanskrit and Hindi. Wiktionary records the feminine form tanvī and the Hindi given name. The entries explain the related base word through slenderness and through body or form, while agreeing on the resulting meaning. The Hindi entry also gives ‘graceful’, extending the descriptive vocabulary around the name. The feminine form has a long final vowel, reflected in the alternative spelling Tanvee.
Source: Wiktionary, तन्वी. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
तन्वी is read tan-vee, in two syllables with a short opening vowel and a long ee. Tanvee makes the ending explicit. Keep n and v together rather than adding a vowel between them. The t is made with the tongue near the teeth.
Also spelled Tanvee.