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Shankar

shan·kar

US/ˈʃæŋkɑr/ fairly common

noun

1.

Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)

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Origin

From Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara) meaning one who gives happiness.

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