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bier meaning in Sanskrit

खडु khaḍu

/bɪə/US/bɪɚ/

bier in Sanskrit: खडु (khaḍu), खडू (khaḍū). In English, bier means a litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

Sanskrit words for bier

a bier or bed on which the corpse is carried
खडु khaḍu
bier
खडू khaḍū

English meaning of bier

  1. noun A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.
  2. noun A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.
  3. noun A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth.

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Questions about bier in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of bier in Sanskrit?
Bier in Sanskrit is खडु (khaḍu), खडू (khaḍū).
bier इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Bier: खडु (khaḍu), खडू (khaḍū).
What does bier mean in English?
Bier means a litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “bier”: खडु, खडू. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: bier (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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