Word.ws English Dictionary

ear meaning in Sanskrit

कर्ण karṇa

/ˈɛː//ˈɪə̯/

ear in Sanskrit: कर्ण (karṇa), श्रवण (śravaṇa), श्रुति (śruti). In English, ear means the organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.

Sanskrit words for ear

organ of hearing
कर्ण karṇa, श्रवण śravaṇa, श्रुति śruti

English meaning of ear

  1. noun The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
  2. noun The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
  3. noun A police informant.
  4. noun The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.

Full definition of ear

ear in a sentence

  • a good ear for music
  • the ears of a tub, skillet, or dish; The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow.
  • He is in the fields, harvesting ears of corn.

Synonyms of ear

All synonyms of ear

ear in other languages

Questions about ear in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of ear in Sanskrit?
Ear in Sanskrit is कर्ण (karṇa), श्रवण (śravaṇa), श्रुति (śruti).
ear इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Ear: कर्ण (karṇa), श्रवण (śravaṇa), श्रुति (śruti).
What does ear mean in English?
Ear means the organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ear (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. 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.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-uk-ear.ogg, En-ca-ear.ogg, En-us-ear.ogg.

Cite this page: “ear meaning in Sanskrit.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sanskrit/ear. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.