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ape meaning in Sanskrit

कपि kapi

/eɪp/

ape in Sanskrit: कपि (kapi). In English, ape means an anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

Sanskrit words for ape

primate of the clade Hominoidea
कपि kapi

English meaning of ape

  1. noun An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
  2. noun A Hominoidea primate other than a human.
  3. noun An unintelligent or unsophisticated person, especially one who behaves irrationally or in an uncivilised manner.
  4. noun A black person.

Full definition of ape

ape in a sentence

  • We were ape over the new look.
  • He went ape when he heard the bad news.

ape in other languages

Questions about ape in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of ape in Sanskrit?
Ape in Sanskrit is कपि (kapi).
ape इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Ape: कपि (kapi).
What does ape mean in English?
Ape means an anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

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