As a deity name
Name 398 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
वाँ
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Readable by grammar as vāti + ālī — “a woman's female friend of air”.
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Alternative readings
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