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discus meaning in Sanskrit

चक्र cakrá

UK/ˈdɪs.kəs/

discus in Sanskrit: चक्र (cakrá). In English, discus means a round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.

Sanskrit words for discus

a discus or sharp circular missile weapon, especially that of Vishnu
चक्र cakrá

English meaning of discus

  1. noun A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
  2. noun The athletics event of discus throw.
  3. noun A discus fish (genus Symphysodon).
  4. noun A chakram.

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Questions about discus in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of discus in Sanskrit?
Discus in Sanskrit is चक्र (cakrá).
discus इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Discus: चक्र (cakrá).
What does discus mean in English?
Discus means a round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “discus”: चक्र. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: discus (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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