nakshatra
nakshatra noun: a lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic.
Noun
nakshatra (plural nakshatras)
nakshatra meaning in Hindi, Punjabi and Sanskrit
nakshatra in Hindi
- nakshatra
- नक्षत्र nakṣatra
nakshatra in Punjabi
- nakshatra
- ਨਛੱਤਰ nachattar
nakshatra in Sanskrit
- nakshatra
- नक्षत्र nákṣatra
Forms of nakshatra
| plural | nakshatras |
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Origin of nakshatra
Borrowed from Sanskrit नक्षत्र (nákṣatra).
Questions about nakshatra
- What does nakshatra mean?
- Nakshatra means a lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic.
- What is nakshatra in Hindi?
- Nakshatra in Hindi is नक्षत्र (nakṣatra). See Nakshatra meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nakshatra?
- Nakshatra is a noun.
- What is the plural of nakshatra?
- The plural of nakshatra is nakshatras.
Words near nakshatra in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nakshatra (page history and authors); नक्षत्र (Hindi) (page history and authors); ਨਛੱਤਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); नक्षत्र (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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