diadem meaning in Sanskrit
किरीट kirīṭa
/ˈdaɪ.əˌdɛm/
diadem in Sanskrit: किरीट (kirīṭa), उष्णीष (uṣṇī́ṣa). In English, diadem means an ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
Sanskrit words for diadem
- diadem, crown, crest, tiara
- किरीट kirīṭa
- a diadem; a crown
- उष्णीष uṣṇī́ṣa
English meaning of diadem
- noun An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
- noun A crown.
- noun Regal power; sovereignty; empire—considered as symbolized by the crown.
- noun An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its centre.
diadem in other languages
Questions about diadem in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of diadem in Sanskrit?
- Diadem in Sanskrit is किरीट (kirīṭa), उष्णीष (uṣṇī́ṣa).
- diadem इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Diadem: किरीट (kirīṭa), उष्णीष (uṣṇī́ṣa).
- What does diadem mean in English?
- Diadem means an ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “diadem”: उष्णीष, किरीट. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: diadem (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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