Lakshmi
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lakshmi
from Sanskrit Lāksmi, literally: wealth, splendour
Example Sentences
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Ms. Lakshmi serves it on a bed of traditional Southern cheesy grits and suggests chowchow pickles, an old-time relish, as a side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
The result has that fiery, tart flavor that Ms. Lakshmi admits she loves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Festivities surround honoring the goddess of prosperity and abundance, Lakshmi.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
In the Madurai district, Gopika Lakshmi M captured her father Muthukrishnan selling goods from an old van.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025
He found him again at prayer in the temple of Vishnu, where he related to him stories about Vishnu and Lakshmi.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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