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ebony meaning in Sanskrit

आलु ālu

UK/ˈɛb.ən.i/

ebony in Sanskrit: आलु (ālu). In English, ebony means a hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.

Sanskrit words for ebony

ebony, black ebony
आलु ālu

English meaning of ebony

  1. noun A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
  2. noun A tree that yields such wood.
  3. noun A deep, dark black colour.
  4. noun Dark skin colour.

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  • Near-synonyms: onyx, raven

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Questions about ebony in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of ebony in Sanskrit?
Ebony in Sanskrit is आलु (ālu).
ebony इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Ebony: आलु (ālu).
What does ebony mean in English?
Ebony means a hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.

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