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bristle meaning in Sanskrit

हर्षति hárṣati

/ˈbɹɪsəl/

bristle in Sanskrit: हर्षति (hárṣati). In English, bristle means a stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.

Sanskrit words for bristle

to bristle
हर्षति hárṣati

English meaning of bristle

  1. noun A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
  2. noun A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
  3. noun The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
  4. verb To rise or stand erect, like bristles.

Full definition of bristle

bristle in a sentence

  • the bristles of a pig
  • His hair began to bristle with anger when the subject was mentioned.
  • The cat’s fur bristled when the dog approached.

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Questions about bristle in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of bristle in Sanskrit?
Bristle in Sanskrit is हर्षति (hárṣati).
bristle इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Bristle: हर्षति (hárṣati).
What does bristle mean in English?
Bristle means a stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.

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