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nastika

nastika noun: not astika.

Noun

nastika (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism) Not astika.
  2. See astika for more.

nastika meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Sanskrit

nastika in Tamil

Translations
நாத்திகம் nāttikam

nastika in Marathi

Translations
नास्तिक nāstik

nastika in Telugu

Translations
నాస్తికుడు nāstikuḍu

nastika in Sanskrit

Translations
नास्तिक nāstika

Origin of nastika

Borrowed from Sanskrit नास्तिक (nāstika, “heterodox”), from नस्ति (nasti, “to not exist”), negative of अस्ति (asti, “exists”).

Questions about nastika

What does nastika mean?
Nastika means not astika.
What is nastika in Tamil?
Nastika in Tamil is நாத்திகம் (nāttikam). See Nastika meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nastika?
Nastika is a noun.

Words near nastika in the dictionary

  1. nastic
  2. nastier
  3. nasties
  4. nastiest
  5. nastify
  6. nastika
  7. nastily
  8. nastin
  9. nastiness
  10. nastinesses
  11. Nastoh

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