Girl · Tamil
Yazhini
யாழினிSay it YAA-zhi-nee
- Meaning today
- One who plays the yazh
- Original meaning
- "from yāḻ, the classical Tamil stringed instrument" Tamil Lexicon, p. 3403
- Say it
- YAA-zhi-nee
- Written
- யாழினி
- Other spellings
- Yalini, Yaazhini, Yazhiny
Yazhini
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Yazhini meaning
Yazhini (யாழினி) is a Tamil girl's name.
From yāḻ, the classical Tamil stringed instrument
Also used to mean: one who plays the yazh
Yazhini (யாழினி) is a modern Tamil girl's name built on yāḻ, the stringed instrument of classical Tamil music. The Tamil Lexicon describes the yāḻ as existing in four kinds, and it is usually compared to a harp. The letter ழ, written zh in English, gives the name its distinctive Tamil sound. The ending -ini is a modern feminine name ending, so Yazhini itself is not a headword in the Lexicon; only the root is recorded. Tamil name lists usually give the name as "one who plays the yazh", and sometimes as melodious or sweet music. These are fair readings of the root rather than dictionary senses of the name. Related modern names include Yazhnila.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 3403 · entry yāḻ (யாழ்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, yāḻ, p. 3403
Spellings
Yazhini · Yalini · Yaazhini · Yazhiny