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acquaintance meaning in Sanskrit

परिचय paricaya

UK/əˈkweɪntəns//ʌˈkweɪn.təns/

acquaintance in Sanskrit: परिचय (paricaya), ज्ञातृ (jñātṛ́), सम्भव (sambhava). In English, acquaintance means a state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.

Sanskrit words for acquaintance

acquaintance, intimacy, familiarity with, knowledge of
परिचय paricaya
an acquaintance, a surety
ज्ञातृ jñātṛ́
acquaintance, intimacy
सम्भव sambhava

English meaning of acquaintance

  1. noun A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
  2. noun A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
  3. noun Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).
  4. noun Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).

Full definition of acquaintance

acquaintance in a sentence

  • I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him.

Synonyms of acquaintance

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Questions about acquaintance in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of acquaintance in Sanskrit?
Acquaintance in Sanskrit is परिचय (paricaya), ज्ञातृ (jñātṛ́), सम्भव (sambhava).
acquaintance इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Acquaintance: परिचय (paricaya), ज्ञातृ (jñātṛ́), सम्भव (sambhava).
What does acquaintance mean in English?
Acquaintance means a state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.

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

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