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bowstring meaning in Sanskrit

ज्या jyā́

UK/ˈbəʊ.stɹɪŋ//ˈboʊ.stɹɪŋ/

bowstring in Sanskrit: ज्या (jyā́). In English, bowstring means the string of an archer's bow.

Sanskrit words for bowstring

a bowstring
ज्या jyā́

English meaning of bowstring

  1. noun The string of an archer's bow.
  2. noun The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
  3. verb To strangle with a bowstring.

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Questions about bowstring in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of bowstring in Sanskrit?
Bowstring in Sanskrit is ज्या (jyā́).
bowstring इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Bowstring: ज्या (jyā́).
What does bowstring mean in English?
Bowstring means the string of an archer's bow.

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