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ignorant meaning in Sanskrit

अविद्वस् ávidvas

/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/

ignorant in Sanskrit: अविद्वस् (ávidvas), अविद्य (avidya), बालिश (bāliśa), कड (kaḍá). In English, ignorant means unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

Sanskrit words for ignorant

ignorant, unknowledgeable
अविद्वस् ávidvas
ignorant, foolish, unwise
अविद्य avidya
ignorant, foolish, careless
बालिश bāliśa
ignorant, stupid
कड kaḍá
Ignorant
तामस tāmasa

English meaning of ignorant

  1. adjective Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
  2. adjective Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
  3. adjective Ill-mannered, crude.
  4. adjective Unknown; undiscovered.

Full definition of ignorant

ignorant in a sentence

  • His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.

Synonyms of ignorant

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Questions about ignorant in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of ignorant in Sanskrit?
Ignorant in Sanskrit is अविद्वस् (ávidvas), अविद्य (avidya), बालिश (bāliśa), कड (kaḍá).
ignorant इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Ignorant: अविद्वस् (ávidvas), अविद्य (avidya), बालिश (bāliśa), कड (kaḍá).
What does ignorant mean in English?
Ignorant means unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “ignorant”: अविद्य, अविद्वस्, कड, तामस. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ignorant (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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