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hare meaning in Sanskrit

शश śaśá

UK/hɛə/

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hare in Sanskrit: शश (śaśá), शशक (śaśaka). In English, hare means any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.

Sanskrit words for hare

hare, rabbit
शश śaśá
hare
शशक śaśaka

English meaning of hare

  1. noun Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
  2. noun The meat from this animal.
  3. noun The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed.
  4. verb To move swiftly.

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Questions about hare in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of hare in Sanskrit?
Hare in Sanskrit is शश (śaśá), शशक (śaśaka).
hare इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Hare: शश (śaśá), शशक (śaśaka).
What does hare mean in English?
Hare means any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “hare”: शश, शशक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hare (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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