प्रवेणि

{ pravēṇiḥ }

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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

Shabda-Sagara

प्रवेणि  f.  ( -णिः)
1. The hair twisted, and undecorated, as worn by wo- men in the absence of their husbands.
2. An elephant's housings. 3. The current of a river.
E. प्र before, वेल् to go, aff. इण्; also with ङीप् added, प्रवेणी.

ROOTS:

प्र वेल् इण्; ङीप् प्रवेणी