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matchstick meaning in Nepali

सलाई salāī

/ˈmætʃstɪk/

matchstick in Nepali: सलाई (salāī). In English, matchstick means a small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.

Nepali words for matchstick

matchstick
सलाई salāī

English meaning of matchstick

  1. noun A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
  2. noun Any similarly small and thin piece.

Full definition of matchstick

matchstick in a sentence

  • A piece of wood or cardboard becomes a matchstick once the end has been dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match.
  • The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.

Synonyms of matchstick

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Questions about matchstick in Nepali

What is the meaning of matchstick in Nepali?
Matchstick in Nepali is सलाई (salāī).
matchstick को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Matchstick: सलाई (salāī).
What does matchstick mean in English?
Matchstick means a small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.

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Nepali words from Wiktionary's Nepali entries whose English meaning is “matchstick”: सलाई. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: matchstick (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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