crocodile meaning in Sanskrit
नक्र nakra
/ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/US/ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/
crocodile in Sanskrit: नक्र (nakra), कुम्बीर (kumbīra), ग्रह (gráha), घण्टिक (ghaṇṭika). In English, crocodile means any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
Sanskrit words for crocodile
- crocodile; alligator
- नक्र nakra
- crocodile
- कुम्बीर kumbīra, ग्रह gráha
- crocodile, gharial
- घण्टिक ghaṇṭika
- a crocodile
- जलकण्टक jalakaṇṭaka
English meaning of crocodile
- noun Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
- noun A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
- noun A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
- noun Greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official).
Synonyms of crocodile
crocodile in other languages
- crocodile in Hindi
- crocodile in Tamil
- crocodile in Marathi
- crocodile in Urdu
- crocodile in Bengali
- crocodile in Telugu
- crocodile in Malayalam
- crocodile in Kannada
- crocodile in Punjabi
- crocodile in Gujarati
- crocodile in Odia
- crocodile in Sinhala
- crocodile in Assamese
- crocodile in Nepali
- crocodile in Pashto
- crocodile in Tagalog
- crocodile in Arabic
- crocodile in Malay
- crocodile in Indonesian
- crocodile in Persian
- crocodile in Thai
- crocodile in Vietnamese
- crocodile in Myanmar
Questions about crocodile in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of crocodile in Sanskrit?
- Crocodile in Sanskrit is नक्र (nakra), कुम्बीर (kumbīra), ग्रह (gráha), घण्टिक (ghaṇṭika).
- crocodile इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Crocodile: नक्र (nakra), कुम्बीर (kumbīra), ग्रह (gráha), घण्टिक (ghaṇṭika).
- What does crocodile mean in English?
- Crocodile means any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “crocodile”: कुम्बीर, ग्रह, घण्टिक, जलकण्टक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: crocodile (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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