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girth meaning in Sanskrit

मेखला mékhalā

/ɡɜːθ/US/ɡɝθ/

girth in Sanskrit: मेखला (mékhalā), रशना (raśanā́), परिकर (parikara). In English, girth means a band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.

Sanskrit words for girth

girth
मेखला mékhalā
girth, girdle, zone (also figuratively applied to the fingers
रशना raśanā́
a girth, zone, waist-band, a girdle to keep up a garment
परिकर parikara

English meaning of girth

  1. noun A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
  2. noun The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
  3. noun One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
  4. noun A small horizontal brace or girder.

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Questions about girth in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of girth in Sanskrit?
Girth in Sanskrit is मेखला (mékhalā), रशना (raśanā́), परिकर (parikara).
girth इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Girth: मेखला (mékhalā), रशना (raśanā́), परिकर (parikara).
What does girth mean in English?
Girth means a band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “girth”: परिकर, मेखला, रशना. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: girth (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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