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famine meaning in Sanskrit

दुर्भिक्ष durbhikṣa

/ˈfæm.ɪn/US/ˈfæm.ən/

famine in Sanskrit: दुर्भिक्ष (durbhikṣa). In English, famine means extreme shortage of food in a region.

Sanskrit words for famine

famine
दुर्भिक्ष durbhikṣa

English meaning of famine

  1. noun Extreme shortage of food in a region.
  2. noun A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
  3. noun Starvation or malnutrition.
  4. noun Severe shortage or lack of something.

Full definition of famine

famine in a sentence

  • the Lancashire Cotton Famine

Synonyms of famine

famine in other languages

Questions about famine in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of famine in Sanskrit?
Famine in Sanskrit is दुर्भिक्ष (durbhikṣa).
famine इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Famine: दुर्भिक्ष (durbhikṣa).
What does famine mean in English?
Famine means extreme shortage of food in a region.

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