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The Indian word is pronounced differently in different Indian languages. It is a Sanskrit word and the Sanskrit pronunication is a as follows: The first two a's are schwa as in English about, v is a labiodental somewhere between a w and a v in English, n is a dental close to the English n, t is a dental like in the French t, i is short as English hit, k is as in English, and the last a is long open as in English car. There was no marked word-level stress in classical Sanskrit. In some modern dialects, the first a- has become rounded as in English hot, and the second -a- can be either like in English hot or in English cold, but short. The length of the last -a can also be shortened in some Indian languages, but it still remains open.
Around the sixth century BC, sixteen major political powers ("great foot[holds] of people") defined North and the near-South India. They, their cities, and their rulers have left a mark on all north-Indian cultures. The names of these powers are treated as naming "tribes" of people in ancient literature, and their etymology is often unclear. One of these regions was called avanti, and was ideally suited to capture the trade between North India and the near South and to the western sea trade. Its northern capital was called avantikA (meaning, roughly, "of avanti") and was famed for its court, culture, and temples (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujjain) The dialect of this region could also be called avantikA.
It is a classical place name, but not a classical personal name. Such place names recalling ancient culture, especially the independence and romance of the cities has, however, been used for a while now for Indian women.
Around the sixth century BC, sixteen major political powers ("great foot[holds] of people") defined North and the near-South India. They, their cities, and their rulers have left a mark on all north-Indian cultures. The names of these powers are treated as naming "tribes" of people in ancient literature, and their etymology is often unclear. One of these regions was called avanti, and was ideally suited to capture the trade between North India and the near South and to the western sea trade. Its northern capital was called avantikA (meaning, roughly, "of avanti") and was famed for its court, culture, and temples (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujjain) The dialect of this region could also be called avantikA.
It is a classical place name, but not a classical personal name. Such place names recalling ancient culture, especially the independence and romance of the cities has, however, been used for a while now for Indian women.
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