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itch meaning in Sanskrit

खस khasa

/ɪt͡ʃ/

itch in Sanskrit: खस (khasa), कष् (kaṣ), कषति (káṣati). In English, itch means a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

Sanskrit words for itch

itch, scab
खस khasa
to itch
कष् kaṣ, कषति káṣati

English meaning of itch

  1. noun A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
  2. noun A constant teasing desire or want.
  3. verb To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
  4. verb To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.

Full definition of itch

itch in a sentence

  • He started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since.

Synonyms of itch

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Questions about itch in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of itch in Sanskrit?
Itch in Sanskrit is खस (khasa), कष् (kaṣ), कषति (káṣati).
itch इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Itch: खस (khasa), कष् (kaṣ), कषति (káṣati).
What does itch mean in English?
Itch means a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “itch”: कषति, कष्, खस. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: itch (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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