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heritage meaning in Sanskrit

ऐतिह्य aitihya

UK/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ//ˈhɛɹ.ə.tɪd͡ʒ/

heritage in Sanskrit: ऐतिह्य (aitihya). In English, heritage means an inheritance; property that may be inherited.

Sanskrit words for heritage

property
ऐतिह्य aitihya

English meaning of heritage

  1. noun An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  2. noun A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
  3. noun A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
  4. noun Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.

Full definition of heritage

heritage in a sentence

  • a heritage speaker; a heritage language
  • The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.

heritage in other languages

Questions about heritage in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of heritage in Sanskrit?
Heritage in Sanskrit is ऐतिह्य (aitihya).
heritage इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Heritage: ऐतिह्य (aitihya).
What does heritage mean in English?
Heritage means an inheritance; property that may be inherited.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: heritage (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. 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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