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antelope meaning in Sanskrit

शश śaśá

/ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/US/ˈæn.tɪ.loʊp/

antelope in Sanskrit: शश (śaśá), कुरङ्ग (kuraṅgá), कृष्ण. In English, antelope means any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

Sanskrit words for antelope

antelope
शश śaśá, कुरङ्ग kuraṅgá
an antelope
कृष्ण

English meaning of antelope

  1. noun Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
  2. noun The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
  3. noun A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.

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Questions about antelope in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of antelope in Sanskrit?
Antelope in Sanskrit is शश (śaśá), कुरङ्ग (kuraṅgá), कृष्ण.
antelope इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Antelope: शश (śaśá), कुरङ्ग (kuraṅgá), कृष्ण.
What does antelope mean in English?
Antelope means any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “antelope”: कुरङ्ग, कृष्ण, शश. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: antelope (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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