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cusp meaning in Sanskrit

सृक sṛká

/kʌsp/

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Northern England/kʊsp/

cusp in Sanskrit: सृक (sṛká), शृङ्ग (śṛ́ṅga). In English, cusp means a sharp point or pointed end.

Sanskrit words for cusp

cusp, point, tip
सृक sṛká
a cusp or horn of the moon
शृङ्ग śṛ́ṅga

English meaning of cusp

  1. noun A sharp point or pointed end.
  2. noun An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
  3. noun A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
  4. noun A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.

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Questions about cusp in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of cusp in Sanskrit?
Cusp in Sanskrit is सृक (sṛká), शृङ्ग (śṛ́ṅga).
cusp इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Cusp: सृक (sṛká), शृङ्ग (śṛ́ṅga).
What does cusp mean in English?
Cusp means a sharp point or pointed end.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “cusp”: शृङ्ग, सृक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: cusp (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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