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foolish meaning in Sanskrit

मूर्ख mūrkhá

/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/

foolish in Sanskrit: मूर्ख (mūrkhá), मूर (mūrá), अज्ञ (ajña), पर्युषित (paryuṣita). In English, foolish means lacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.

Sanskrit words for foolish

foolish, silly, stupid, idiotic
मूर्ख mūrkhá
foolish, stupid, dumb, dull
मूर mūrá
foolish, stupid
अज्ञ ajña, पर्युषित paryuṣita
foolish, ignorant, silly
मुग्ध mugdhá
a foolish or licentious woman
पार्ष्णि pā́rṣṇi

English meaning of foolish

  1. adjective Lacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.
  2. adjective Not based on good sense or judgement; as a fool would do or conclude.
  3. adjective Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

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Questions about foolish in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of foolish in Sanskrit?
Foolish in Sanskrit is मूर्ख (mūrkhá), मूर (mūrá), अज्ञ (ajña), पर्युषित (paryuṣita).
foolish इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Foolish: मूर्ख (mūrkhá), मूर (mūrá), अज्ञ (ajña), पर्युषित (paryuṣita).
What does foolish mean in English?
Foolish means lacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “foolish”: अज्ञ, पर्युषित, पार्ष्णि, मुग्ध. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: foolish (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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