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chant meaning in Sanskrit

स्तौति stáuti

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chant in Sanskrit: स्तौति (stáuti). In English, chant means to sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.

Sanskrit words for chant

to chant
स्तौति stáuti

English meaning of chant

  1. verb To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
  2. verb To sing or intone sacred text.
  3. verb To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
  4. verb To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

Full definition of chant

chant in a sentence

  • The football fans chanted insults at the referee.

chant in other languages

Questions about chant in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of chant in Sanskrit?
Chant in Sanskrit is स्तौति (stáuti).
chant इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Chant: स्तौति (stáuti).
What does chant mean in English?
Chant means to sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.

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