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decrease meaning in Sanskrit

ग्लानि glāní

/dɪˈkɹiːs/

decrease in Sanskrit: ग्लानि (glāní), हानि (hāni), क्षीयते (kṣīyáte). In English, decrease means of a quantity, to become smaller.

Sanskrit words for decrease

decrease, decline
ग्लानि glāní
decrease, diminution
हानि hāni
to decrease
क्षीयते kṣīyáte

English meaning of decrease

  1. verb Of a quantity, to become smaller.
  2. verb To make (a quantity) smaller.
  3. noun An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
  4. noun A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).

Full definition of decrease

decrease in a sentence

  • The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.
  • Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.
  • After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.

Synonyms of decrease

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Questions about decrease in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of decrease in Sanskrit?
Decrease in Sanskrit is ग्लानि (glāní), हानि (hāni), क्षीयते (kṣīyáte).
decrease इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Decrease: ग्लानि (glāní), हानि (hāni), क्षीयते (kṣīyáte).
What does decrease mean in English?
Decrease means of a quantity, to become smaller.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “decrease”: क्षीयते, ग्लानि, हानि. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: decrease (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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