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elephant meaning in Sanskrit

गज gaja

UK/ˈɛlɪfənt//ˈɛləfənt/

elephant in Sanskrit: गज (gaja), इभ (ibha), हस्तिन् (hastin), नाग (nāga). In English, elephant means a large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

Sanskrit words for elephant

mammal
गज gaja, इभ ibha, हस्तिन् hastin, नाग nāga, वारण vāraṇá

English meaning of elephant

  1. noun A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
  2. noun Anything huge and ponderous.
  3. noun Synonym of elephant paper.
  4. noun Used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second.

Full definition of elephant

elephant in a sentence

  • Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...

Synonyms of elephant

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Questions about elephant in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of elephant in Sanskrit?
Elephant in Sanskrit is गज (gaja), इभ (ibha), हस्तिन् (hastin), नाग (nāga).
elephant इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Elephant: गज (gaja), इभ (ibha), हस्तिन् (hastin), नाग (nāga).
What does elephant mean in English?
Elephant means a large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

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