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chameleon meaning in Sanskrit

कृकलास kṛkalāsá

/kəˈmi.li.ən/

chameleon in Sanskrit: कृकलास (kṛkalāsá). In English, chameleon means a small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.

Sanskrit words for chameleon

chameleon
कृकलास kṛkalāsá

English meaning of chameleon

  1. noun A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
  2. noun A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
  3. noun A hypothetical scalar particle with a non-linear self-interaction, giving it an effective mass that depends on its environment: the presence of other fields.
  4. adjective That changes or modifies its color.

Full definition of chameleon

chameleon in a sentence

  • The wall was covered with a chameleon paint.

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Questions about chameleon in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of chameleon in Sanskrit?
Chameleon in Sanskrit is कृकलास (kṛkalāsá).
chameleon इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Chameleon: कृकलास (kṛkalāsá).
What does chameleon mean in English?
Chameleon means a small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.

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