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fingerbreadth meaning in Sanskrit

अङ्गुल aṅgula

fingerbreadth in Sanskrit: अङ्गुल (aṅgula). In English, fingerbreadth means a (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.

Sanskrit words for fingerbreadth

fingerbreadth; a measure equal to eight barley-corns; 12 in a वितस्ति and 24 in a हस्त
अङ्गुल aṅgula

English meaning of fingerbreadth

  1. noun A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.

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Questions about fingerbreadth in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of fingerbreadth in Sanskrit?
Fingerbreadth in Sanskrit is अङ्गुल (aṅgula).
fingerbreadth इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Fingerbreadth: अङ्गुल (aṅgula).
What does fingerbreadth mean in English?
Fingerbreadth means a (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.

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