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candle meaning in Sanskrit

मधुजवर्ती madhujavartī

/ˈkæn.dəl/

candle in Sanskrit: मधुजवर्ती (madhujavartī). In English, candle means a light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

Sanskrit words for candle

a light source
मधुजवर्ती madhujavartī

English meaning of candle

  1. noun A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
  2. noun The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
  3. noun A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
  4. noun A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.

Full definition of candle

candle in a sentence

  • blow out the candles on the birthday cake
  • snuff out the candle
  • That vicar used to be an evangelical, but she's crept up the candle in recent years.

candle in other languages

Questions about candle in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of candle in Sanskrit?
Candle in Sanskrit is मधुजवर्ती (madhujavartī).
candle इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Candle: मधुजवर्ती (madhujavartī).
What does candle mean in English?
Candle means a light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

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