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bawd meaning in Sanskrit

कुञ्चिका kuñcikā

/bɔːd/US/bɔd/

bawd in Sanskrit: कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā). In English, bawd means one who keeps a brothel, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer or madam.

Sanskrit words for bawd

the bawd
कुञ्चिका kuñcikā

English meaning of bawd

  1. noun One who keeps a brothel, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer or madam.
  2. noun A person who facilitates an immoral act, especially one of a sexual nature.
  3. noun A lewd person.
  4. adjective Joyous; riotously gay.

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Questions about bawd in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of bawd in Sanskrit?
Bawd in Sanskrit is कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā).
bawd इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Bawd: कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā).
What does bawd mean in English?
Bawd means one who keeps a brothel, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer or madam.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “bawd”: कुञ्चिका. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: bawd (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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