east meaning in Sanskrit

Sanskrit words for east

compass point

पूर्वा pūrvā, पूर्व pūrva

English meaning of east

1. noun The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
2. noun The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
3. noun In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
4. adjective Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.

Full definition of east

east in a sentence

• Portsmouth is to the east of Southampton.
• We live in the east of the country.
• The sun rises in the east.

Synonyms of east

• eastward
• easterly
• oriental
• eastwards
• easter
• levanter
• of
• pertaining to the east

All synonyms of east

east in other languages

• east in Hindi
• east in Tamil
• east in Marathi
• east in Urdu
• east in Bengali
• east in Telugu
• east in Malayalam
• east in Kannada
• east in Punjabi
• east in Gujarati
• east in Odia
• east in Sinhala
• east in Assamese
• east in Nepali
• east in Pashto
• east in Tagalog
• east in Arabic
• east in Malay
• east in Indonesian
• east in Persian
• east in Thai
• east in Vietnamese
• east in Myanmar

Questions about east in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of east in Sanskrit?

East in Sanskrit is पूर्वा (pūrvā), पूर्व (pūrva).

east इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?

East: पूर्वा (pūrvā), पूर्व (pūrva).

What does east mean in English?

East means the direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.