crescent meaning in Sanskrit
अर्धचन्द्राकार ardhacandrākāra
/ˈkɹɛz.ənt/US/ˈkɹɛs.ənt/
crescent in Sanskrit: अर्धचन्द्राकार (ardhacandrākāra). In English, crescent means the figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
Sanskrit words for crescent
- figure of the moon
- अर्धचन्द्राकार ardhacandrākāra
English meaning of crescent
- noun The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
- noun A curved pastry.
- noun A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
- noun A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.
crescent in a sentence
- The Turkish flag features a white star and crescent on red base.
Synonyms of crescent
crescent in other languages
Questions about crescent in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of crescent in Sanskrit?
- Crescent in Sanskrit is अर्धचन्द्राकार (ardhacandrākāra).
- crescent इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Crescent: अर्धचन्द्राकार (ardhacandrākāra).
- What does crescent mean in English?
- Crescent means the figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: crescent (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. 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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