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beckon meaning in Sanskrit

ह्वे hve

/ˈbɛkən/

beckon in Sanskrit: ह्वे (hve). In English, beckon means to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

Sanskrit words for beckon

to beckon
ह्वे hve

English meaning of beckon

  1. verb To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
  2. verb To seem attractive and inviting.
  3. noun A sign made without words; a beck.
  4. noun A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.

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Questions about beckon in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of beckon in Sanskrit?
Beckon in Sanskrit is ह्वे (hve).
beckon इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Beckon: ह्वे (hve).
What does beckon mean in English?
Beckon means to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

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